Anti-arrogance and Support of Indigents across the World in Imam Khomeini’s Foreign Policy Thoughts ...

Imam Khomeini has attempted to review the concepts of anti arrogance and support of indigents across the world inspiring by the holy Koran, and has established them as two columns of his internal and foreign policy. Meanwhile it will be tried to study the concepts of anti arro gance and support of indigents, their dimensions, their types, and their components according to Imam Khomeini’s viewpoint to show that the Koranic concept of anti arrogance .

Imam Khomeini: All the messengers of God have been appointed to construct and perfect human beings.

(From Imam Khomeini's Views on Ethics and Spiritualities)

Spiritual construction has priority over all others, Imam Khomeini explained

Imam Khomeini stressed that the country and the nation are in need of construction, and spiritual construction has priority over all others. The spiritual and physical struggle for the cause of God should begin from the ‘self’; to fight against the internal Satan. This jihad will be the basis of other jihads and struggles.

World is a path to be followed to reach the destinations, Imam Khomeini highlighted

According to Imam Khomeini, the whole world is not the ultimate goal before the Prophets. Rather, it is a path to be followed to reach the destinations which is the high grade of humanity. If a creature reached that high human grade, one will achieve a happiness which is not limited just to this world. The ultimate goal is the world behind this one.

Prophets are assigned to elevate mankind to lofty high position, Imam Khomeini highlighted

Imam Khomeini said the divine prophets have all been assigned to train true human beings and to elevate mankind from this natural status to the lofty and high position of the supernatural and the heavens.

Spiritualistic and our tendencies towards the Quran are preserved

Believers ought to to purge and purify your themselves

Imam stressed the need for self purification