Scientific Struggle [Jihad] from the Perspective of the Quran and the Declaration of the Second Step

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1 Al-Mustafa International University

2 Associate Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Hadith Sciences, Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

One of the axes of the declaration of the second step of the Islamic Revolution of the Supreme Leader is the recommendation to scientific struggle [jihad]. In this article, first, the concept of scientific struggle [jihad] is discussed and it is a subset of Great Jihad (Furqan / 52); that is, it has been introduced as the part of cultural struggle [jihad] based on the Quran. In the second part of the article, the goals of scientific struggle [jihad] are explained, which is the same goal of creation; that is, knowledge then reaching the honor and power (sultan) of Islamic society. In the third part of the article, the principles of scientific struggle [jihad] are stated, such as paying attention to the levels of science, increasing knowledge, the need to refer to specialists, holistic science, useful science (not pretending and pseud science); Then in the final part of the article, the tools and consequences of scientific struggle [jihad] such as hard-working and sincere volunteer movement to produce knowledge, scientific leap to the peaks of science and efforts to produce Quranic knowledge (struggle [jihad] according to the principles and goals of science based on Quranic teachings) are stated.

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  • Receive Date: 23 April 2020
  • Revise Date: 05 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 11 October 2021

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