Iran’s Religious, Political Leadership Prevented Infiltration of Liberalist Ideology
Iran’s religious and political leadership vigilantly prevented the infiltration of liberalist idea in the Islamic Revolution.
Jean-Pierre Filiu, professor of Middle East Studies at Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA), made the remark in an interview with IQNA, adding that what distinguishes the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran from other revolutions is in its leadership.
He pointed to the failures of uprisings in countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, saying “In the past three years, the Muslim world has been facing major developments, the most significant of which were popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
“Muslim citizens of these countries rose up against their corrupt rulers who represented the colonial powers. The Islamic slogans chanted by people in these uprisings showed the Islamic nature of the revolutions.”
He said no matter how much some try to deny the Islamic nature of the recent uprisings, the demands of people and the election of Islamic groups to serve in these countries’ parliaments prove that people want Islam.
Filiu noted that the current problems in these countries originate from lack of a strong leadership and the attempts made by colonial powers to regain their lost status in the region.
To draw attention to the significance of leadership in revolutions, he pointed to the Islamic Revolution of Iran and said the revolution achieved victory under the leadership of Imam Khomeini [RA] and bore fruits despite all the problems and obstacles on its way.
He said it was due to the strong and judicious leadership that people’s main demand, which was a return of the Islamic teaching to the society, was realized and opposition groups gave up their opposition upon seeing the nation’s resolve for safeguarding the accomplishments of the revolution.
Turning to the reasons behind the Islamic Revolution’s success to stay on its path, the French scholar said, “First of all, it was because the Iranian people selected a single leader right from the beginning to guide them on the path. Secondly, after the victory of the revolution and people’s vote for the Islamic Republic, all the government bodies were purged of the elements of the former corrupt regime, giving way to new, committed forces to take up the tasks. The third reason was confronting factionalism in government. In other words, everyone, no matter what their political affiliation, was committed to obey the One Leader.”
The political analyst added that a fourth reason for the continuation of the Islamic Revolution on its path was the presence of an observant leader. “After the victory of the Revolution, Imam Khomeini [RA] led the country and following his demise, Ayatollah Khamenei became the leader. Their shared characteristic is fighting global arrogance and this characteristic has been conveyed to the Iranian people as well.”
He referred to developments in Egypt and said Morsi’s ouster had no other reason than his reliance on foreign countries rather than relying on his own people and the revolutionaries.
He said the main problem of the uprisings in the region lies in the fact that the new leader do not differentiate enemies from friends and resort to the West instead of forming democratic governments based on Islamic teachings.
Asked about the reasons behind the West’s enmity toward the Islamic Republic of Iran, Filiu said the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with Syria and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has formed a circle known as the ‘front of resistance’.
Everyone knows that this front is against hegemonic powers and Zionism, and that is why countries like the US and Zionist regime are the main opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He underlined that the Iranian leadership has remained faithful to the people’s main demand and the main objective of the Islamic Revolution and defend people’s rights whereas in recent uprisings in the region, the leaders were deceived by the foreigners and somehow caused the revolutions to transgress.
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He pointed to the failures of uprisings in countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Libya, saying “In the past three years, the Muslim world has been facing major developments, the most significant of which were popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya.
“Muslim citizens of these countries rose up against their corrupt rulers who represented the colonial powers. The Islamic slogans chanted by people in these uprisings showed the Islamic nature of the revolutions.”
He said no matter how much some try to deny the Islamic nature of the recent uprisings, the demands of people and the election of Islamic groups to serve in these countries’ parliaments prove that people want Islam.
Filiu noted that the current problems in these countries originate from lack of a strong leadership and the attempts made by colonial powers to regain their lost status in the region.
To draw attention to the significance of leadership in revolutions, he pointed to the Islamic Revolution of Iran and said the revolution achieved victory under the leadership of Imam Khomeini [RA] and bore fruits despite all the problems and obstacles on its way.
He said it was due to the strong and judicious leadership that people’s main demand, which was a return of the Islamic teaching to the society, was realized and opposition groups gave up their opposition upon seeing the nation’s resolve for safeguarding the accomplishments of the revolution.
Turning to the reasons behind the Islamic Revolution’s success to stay on its path, the French scholar said, “First of all, it was because the Iranian people selected a single leader right from the beginning to guide them on the path. Secondly, after the victory of the revolution and people’s vote for the Islamic Republic, all the government bodies were purged of the elements of the former corrupt regime, giving way to new, committed forces to take up the tasks. The third reason was confronting factionalism in government. In other words, everyone, no matter what their political affiliation, was committed to obey the One Leader.”
The political analyst added that a fourth reason for the continuation of the Islamic Revolution on its path was the presence of an observant leader. “After the victory of the Revolution, Imam Khomeini [RA] led the country and following his demise, Ayatollah Khamenei became the leader. Their shared characteristic is fighting global arrogance and this characteristic has been conveyed to the Iranian people as well.”
He referred to developments in Egypt and said Morsi’s ouster had no other reason than his reliance on foreign countries rather than relying on his own people and the revolutionaries.
He said the main problem of the uprisings in the region lies in the fact that the new leader do not differentiate enemies from friends and resort to the West instead of forming democratic governments based on Islamic teachings.
Asked about the reasons behind the West’s enmity toward the Islamic Republic of Iran, Filiu said the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with Syria and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has formed a circle known as the ‘front of resistance’.
Everyone knows that this front is against hegemonic powers and Zionism, and that is why countries like the US and Zionist regime are the main opponents of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
He underlined that the Iranian leadership has remained faithful to the people’s main demand and the main objective of the Islamic Revolution and defend people’s rights whereas in recent uprisings in the region, the leaders were deceived by the foreigners and somehow caused the revolutions to transgress.
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