Culture of resistance and self-sacrifice; A powerful version of overcoming national crises

Eight years of holy defense and courage of the youth and people of this land was the lofty peak of love for the Islamic Revolution and the culmination of self-sacrifice and the crystallization of the most beautiful human qualities. An overview of what happened in the first decade of the revolution and became concrete in the story of the holy defense, contains valuable lessons, lessons and achievements that these teachings can be the way of a generation today at the beginning of the fourth decade of the Islamic Revolution. Achieving progress and justice depends on his determination and will.

On the occasion of Holy Defense Week, the researcher of IRNA information group had a conversation with “Amir Sartib II Mohammad Reza Fooladi”, the head of the Organization for the Preservation of Relics and Publication of the Values ​​of Holy Defense, which we read below.

The role of resistance and self-sacrifice in promoting national security and authority

The culture of resistance and self-sacrifice has historically brought valuable honors to the country and manifested itself in the best way during the Ba’athist regime’s aggression against Iran. Foreigners who have negative consequences, maintain the resilience and national security of a country.

In order for a country to be able to ensure its national security, it must have a high level of national power, and today in the field of measuring national power, the role of the people and their impact on performance is crucial and decisive. A society is more successful in ensuring its national security that, in addition to having material equipment and facilities, its people also have a spirit of patience and endurance in order to achieve national goals and consider dying in the way of preserving ideals as a value. People who have a perfect model of self-sacrifice and martyrdom in achieving their goals and ideals are several steps ahead of others.

The important thing is not that a country can provide its national security with airplanes, submarines, nuclear warheads or missiles, but generally a country can achieve the goal that its people have a spirit of resistance and self-sacrifice and are willing to be very motivated. Let them stand up to the enemies, and surely believing this will cause the security officials of the society to invest indirectly in this category to produce national power, and to pay special attention to the field of culture-building to create a spirit of self-sacrifice and martyrdom.

As a practical example of the spirit of self-sacrifice and martyrdom was manifested during the eight years of holy defense and the people’s forces fought alongside the military forces against the aggressors and became an everlasting model in the history of this border and experience. Islam stems from this dimension of Islamic culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom. Hence, the spirit of martyrdom has both a deterrent role and prevents the enemies from invading, and also causes them to rush to the battlefield when attacked and to protect the sanctity of Islam.

Ensuring the security and authority of the country by promoting a culture of resistance and self-sacrifice

The most important effect that the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom has on the security of the country is the cultural and soft effect. The culture of martyrdom and the life history and bravery of the martyrs, if it can be beautifully transmitted to the young generation, can train a generation of believers to rush to the field of jihad and martyrdom like their predecessors in times of danger. The culture of resistance, self-sacrifice and martyrdom, both for deterrence, ensures the security of the country from military aggression, and by perfuming the atmosphere of the country and confronting the soft threats of the enemy, causes the training of a generation of believers and martyrs who defend Islam and Kian pays the revolution. Spreading the culture of resistance, self-sacrifice and martyrdom can also train a brave and self-sacrificing generation to play a role in the field of scientific jihad like the martyrs. Therefore, the cultural institutions of the country should try to introduce the martyrs to the young generation as much as possible, to acquaint them with the sacrifices of these martyrs, and to use this as a prelude to educating the youth and building the country.

Deepening and strengthening the culture of self-sacrifice and martyrdom and promoting the values ​​of sacred defense and the spirit of self-sacrifice as an objective model and acquainting people, especially youth and adolescents with the self-sacrifice and bravery of martyrs and warriors in this glorious era, should be a principle It should be considered by the people, especially the cultural officials, in order to provide an introduction to the education of the youth and the construction of the country. In a word, the culture of resistance, self-sacrifice and martyrdom is a powerful version of overcoming national crises.

The role of the media in disseminating the values ​​of sacred defense

The holy defense of the university is the honor and authority of this nation, and today the task of transmitting the achievements of this university is on the members of the media. Today, the media is the most eloquent means of transmitting the salient and pivotal values ​​of the eight years of sacred defense to the younger generation. The media play a very influential role in promoting and disseminating values ​​in all matters, including cultural, political and economic, and to prevent distortions and threats from enemies, they have the widest impact in transmitting the values ​​of self-sacrifice, unity and empathy to even the most remote villages. .

The heroes of the eight-year imposed war in the media and cyberspace, using clips, podcasts, motion graphics and audiobooks, must be introduced to today’s generation so that society, especially the younger generation, can become familiar with the true patterns of self-sacrifice. Journalists and members of the media have a key, sensitive and important role to play in explaining the achievements and values ​​of the era of sacred defense, and they must redouble their efforts in this regard. What we need today more than ever is the expression of the values ​​and achievements and the thinking that was able to keep the nation united and strong, as well as the sacred defense. The media must be able to provide a correct explanation of the conspiracies of the domination system from the beginning of the revolution until today, and without a doubt, the role of the holy defense will be more prominent than ever.

Today, the situation is the same as it was then, and the enemy has once again waged one of its greatest weapons, the economic battle, in full-scale war. In the meantime, the role of the media as an important software tool is very irreplaceable and should be at the forefront of this front. Explain the reasons for the victory of the Holy Defense in helping to raise public awareness.

Lessons from eight years of sacred defense

Sacred defense is a valuable treasure that its continuous review will not only cause repetition and boredom, but with each re-reading, it will reveal another manifestation and will be the source of guidance and guidance for the revolutionaries and the masses of the nation. Resistance to the events of the difficult days of the holy defense is the first lesson of this period. If faith in God is courage and high will and resistance, we can stand against the enemy. In fact, what is more decisive in the battle with the enemy than the material facilities and modern equipment are human and immaterial factors that you must think about how to achieve.

It is necessary to trust the youth and entrust them with great deeds. This is the next lesson from the eight-year defense period, which was based on this confidence that the youth entered the battlefield and were able to carry out great epics in operations such as Samen al-A’imah, Fatah al-Mubin. , Create Jerusalem and Karbala 5. Another thing is that the Holy Defense taught us that internal seditionists always lay the groundwork for the aggression of foreigners and foreign enemies, and that the tricks of foreigners do not begin and do not come to life without paving their internal turmoil. Iraq’s invasion of Iran would not have been possible without the hypocritical actions of the liberals and the currents of hypocrisy and treacherous actions. Even today, the enemy will not be able to disrupt the path of the revolution without his internal Ayadi preparations.

Another great lesson of the first generation of the revolution during its defense is that the greatest threats can always be turned into opportunities with tact and vigilance and used against the enemy. We have come to the conclusion in the war that we must stand on our own two feet, we have defeated the great superpowers of the East and the West in the great war, we have strengthened the roots of the fruitful Islamic Revolution in the war.

It has been eight years since we learned that in the path of realization of justice and the spread of justice, one should rely only on God, and the will, perseverance and strategy of the believers in this path is the only self-reliance that whispers “we can” in the body of passionate youth. The country will blow and no foreigner should be hoped for. Also, the current full-scale economic war and sanctions have similarities with the eight-year period of holy defense, in which the enemy’s goals can be identified in the same cowardly ways in each period, and on the other hand, valuable experiences can be countered against it. We benefited from that time and of course we learned from the way of life of the martyrs that faith in God Almighty is the savior of Iran and the Islamic Revolution and it is this faith that will be the savior of our future.

Achievements of eight years of sacred defense

The hegemonic regime, which had always made the Middle East the hotbed of its colonial policies, saw the Islamic Revolution as the main threat to this hegemony, so it provided Saddam with all the means to perhaps counter the Iranian revolution. Despite all the conspiracies planned by the countries under Saddam’s umbrella against Iran and the Islamic Revolution, not only did these conspiracies fail due to the selflessness and eternal self-sacrifice of the Iranian people in defense of the revolution and their ideals, but also For eight years, the world has acknowledged the victory of the Iranian nation and revolution during the eight years of holy defense, some of which have been achieved despite the desire of many countries to isolate Iran on the world stage.

Although the enemies of the revolution, with the beginning of the imposed war, sought to shake the Islamic Revolution and finally remove it from the scene, but eight years of holy defense, while countering this conspiracy, became a factor in establishing the foundations of Iranian authority and the revolution. If today the United States and the Zionist regime do not dare to invade Iran militarily, it is because of their experience of eight years of holy defense. One of the global achievements of the Eight-Year War was the practical crystallization of neither Eastern nor Western slogans, which led to the consolidation and consolidation of the country’s independence. During the eight years of holy defense with self-sacrifice, the Iranian nation, while maintaining the principle of independence from the world of East and West, showed that it has the ability to maintain the territorial integrity of its country.

One of the international achievements of the Iranian nation during the holy defense was to show a new model of resistance and defense. Previously, all the wars and resistance of nations against the enemy were based on military equipment and strategic plans, but the Iranian nation in the eight years of holy defense, another model based on the spirit of unity, resistance and nationalism. It focused on relying on religious and Islamic teachings. The Islamic Republic of Iran has always emphasized that the enemies of Islam are seeking to achieve their extravagant goals by creating a war between Islamic countries, and exposing the faces of the enemies of Islam is one of them.

The eight years of imposed war and the open support of the East and the West for Saddam proved that the system of domination is the main root of the differences and problems created in the Islamic world, and that Islamic nations and governments must maintain unity and solve their problems through Dialogue to confront the conspiracies of the enemies of Islam.

One of the issues raised during the imposed war was the hegemonic projects of the Zionists. With the help of the West, they sought to implement their expansionist goals toward Iran and the region by waging war between Iraq and Iran and then extending it to other countries in the region. The awakening of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its resistance against more than 30 warring countries in the region, practically thwarted this Zionist conspiracy.

In summary, the international achievements of the eight years of holy defense can be said that despite the will of the enemies of the Islamic Revolution, the imposed war, in addition to strengthening national unity, led to the stabilization of the regional and global position of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Especially since the Iranian nation offered a new model called resistance to the world. A model that became a symbol of the victory of the right over the wrong and the freedom-loving nations over the system of domination and arrogance.

The pattern of resistance of the Iranian nation is now observed not only in the regional arena but also around the world. Equality of human beings is a clear symbol of this great victory of the Iranian nation, which has been achieved in the shadow of eight years of resistance and resistance in the eight years of imposed war against all those present in the camp of the domination system, a resistance that globalized the Islamic Revolution. Get rid of takfiri groups.

Factors of unity and empathy of the people during the holy defense

Humility was one of the factors of unity and empathy of the people in the eight years of holy defense, no dependence on material and worldly factors, faith in the path they had taken, love, intimacy and sincere friendship, endurance and strength, resistance to shortcomings And the difficulties, understanding the conditions of society and people by the authorities and putting their lifestyle with the people and getting along with the people and not being separated from them are noteworthy things that have always been considered and important in this period.