Strategic Sources of Soft Power of the Islamic Revolution in the Thought of Ayatollah Khamenei, May Allah's Peace Be Upon Him

Lakzari, Reza

doi:10.22034/cdr.2025.495306.1034

Strategic Sources of Soft Power of the Islamic Revolution in the Thought of Ayatollah Khamenei, May Allah's Peace Be Upon Him

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Reza Lakzari

عضو هیات علمی پژوهشگاه اسلامی امام صادق علیه‌السلام

10.22034/cdr.2025.495306.1034

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explain the strategic sources of soft power of the Islamic Revolution in the thought of Grand Ayatollah Imam Khamenei (the problem). The research findings indicate that His Highness considers faith and patience to be two important sources of soft power. Faith is a conscious, committed, and productive belief that is accompanied by action, and without these elements, faith cannot be formed. Patience also means strenuous and serious resistance to calamities and difficulties and reaching the peak of virtues to the point where a believer sees his defeat as certain but does not give up trying. Patience against sin is more important in this movement than other types of patience. (Conclusion). The article is organized using the method of implication explained in the knowledge of logic and the principles of jurisprudence (method). The analysis of two sources of soft power resources as strategic sources of soft power of the Islamic Revolution based on the thought of Saeb Rahbar-e-Khebir, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, is the innovation of the present article (innovation).

Keywords

Soft power

Imam Khamenei

Islamic Revolution

Faith

Patience

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