the ayatollah ali khamenei's

226 Pages·2015·3.46 MB·English

THE AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI’S
VISION OF
ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHICAL
THEOLOGY AND PARAXIS
OF GLOBAL PEACE
Edited by
Parviz Morewedge
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ISBN-10: 1-59267-153-5
ISBN-13: 978-1-59267-153-3
Edited by: Parviz Morewedge
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Contents
Editor’s Introduction
The Global Significance of the Universal Message
of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, The Honorable Supreme
Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran*
Parviz Morewedge............................................................................i
Essays on Philosophical Theology
The Essence of Unity (Tawhid)—Denial of Servitude
but To God.....................................................................................1
Iqbal (Liberal Theology of Islam).......................................29
The Essence of Art (Religion and Aesthetics).................49
On Women (On Gender Relations)......................................69
Essays on Ethics
On Ethics and Man...................................................................85
On Justice.....................................................................................95
On Human Rights.....................................................................99
Essays on Global Concerns on History,
Economics, and Current Challenges to the
Youth of the World
Monotheism and Its World View........................................117
Islamic Civilization..................................................................141
Democracy and Religion ......................................................145
On Islam and Christianity.....................................................155
Private Ownership in Islam...................................................177
An Address to University Students ....................................187
To the Youth in Europe and North America ..................205
Editor’s Dedications
I am honored and pleased to dedicate this text to the fol-
lowing scholar-friends-parent who have encouraged me for
several years with research and publications of important
texts in Islamic Studies
Ayatollah, Professor Mohammad Taqi Mesbah-i Yazdi,
Professor Mehdi Golshani,
Professor Moshen Eslami,
Professor Edward M. Macierowski,
the late Professor George F. Hourani,
and the late Professor Muhsin Mahdi.
And to the memory of My Mother,
Mrs. Gamar al-Sadat Morewedege- Qaim Maqami,
Taba-taba`i

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Editor’ Introduction