نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
محقق رسمی پژوهشکده مطالعات علوم قرآن، پژوهشگاه علوم و فرهنگ اسلامی، قم. ایران.
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
The absence of a systematic explanation of the Qur’anic concepts of arrogance (istikbār) and oppression or marginalization (istidʿāf) as an analytical framework for understanding systems of domination has created a theoretical gap. This deficiency has often prevented strategies of resistance from attaining the conceptual and operational coherence necessary for effective confrontation. The present study aims to clarify the dialectical relationship between the Qur’anic concepts of istikbār and istidʿāf as two central categories for analyzing systems of domination and to examine the place of this conceptual duality in the thought of the martyred leader, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei. The research employs a descriptive-analytical methodology and relies on library-based sources, including Qur’anic verses, narrations, and the statements and writings attributed to Ayatollah Khamenei. Data were collected with a focus on evidence indicating the intrinsic and oppositional relationship between these two concepts and were analyzed through a thematic interpretation of the Qur’an using a descriptive-analytical approach. The findings demonstrate that istikbār (self-aggrandizement and rebellion against truth) and istidʿāf (being kept in a state of weakness and dependency) exist in a reciprocal and causal relationship. Systems of arrogance and domination require the production and maintenance of intellectual, cultural, economic, and political weakness within target societies in order to sustain and reproduce their power. Conversely, the continuation of conditions of oppression and weakness contributes to the preservation and reinforcement of arrogant and dominating systems. Within the framework examined in this study, modern Western civilization is interpreted as a manifestation of a global system of arrogance characterized by features such as secularism, materialism, and liberalism, and is viewed as employing various mechanisms to impose systematic forms of domination upon other nations. In contrast, the discourse of the Islamic Revolution, grounded in the Qur’anic promise that the oppressed shall inherit the earth, seeks to break this cycle and restore the agency of oppressed peoples in determining their own destinies. The study argues that understanding this reciprocal relationship provides an essential key to analyzing the nature of systems of domination and formulating strategies of active resistance aimed at overcoming conditions of oppression and confronting global structures of power. Rooted in fundamental Qur’anic concepts, this analytical framework offers a model for understanding the ongoing struggle between truth and falsehood in the contemporary world.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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