Political Studies of New Islamic Civilization

Political Studies of New Islamic Civilization

The Necessities of Civilizational Activism with Emphasis on Shahid Ayatollah Khamenei's Statements

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Author
Assistant Professor, Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Humanities, Sayyed Jamaleddin Asadabadi University, Asadabad, Iran
Abstract
One of the requirements of the new Islamic civilization is civilizational activism and the proportionality of individual and social behaviors with it. Alignment of individual and social behaviors with Islamic and civilizational rules is a necessity, and practical commitment to it is considered a big step towards the formation of a new Islamic civilization. On this basis, the present study, using a descriptive-analytical method, explores the behavioral requirements in the four pillars of civilization - political, economic, cultural and social. The results of the study show that in the political sphere, "establishing Islamic laws", "creating security" and "creating justice" are three important tasks of governance, while "supporting the Islamic system", "obeying Islamic laws" and "supervision and demanding" are three important tasks of the people. In the economic sphere, behavioral actions must be aligned with the three macro-axis of "work and effort", "economic patience and perseverance" and "avoiding economic corruption". "Religious and spiritual commitment", "adherence to moral principles", "scientism" and "Islamic-Iranian lifestyle" are also four basic categories that must be considered in the cultural system. "National unity and Islamic cohesion", "sacrificing interaction" and "responsibility" are also three general axes in the social sphere, the adherence of the members of the Islamic society to which will pave the way for the establishment of a new Islamic civilization to a great extent.
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Volume 5, Issue 10
March 2026
Pages 312-345

  • Receive Date 08 April 2025
  • Revise Date 26 May 2025
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