Studying the U.S foreign policy is one of the most
important issues in international relations. On the other hand, Middle
East region has also been the central issue for the U.S politicians
because of its geopolitical role in the world. In better words, the U.S
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Islamic unity has a noticeable place according to
the sacred lawyer and has been continuously emphasized by religious
authorities. Nevertheless this vital principle was damaged in the
earlier period of Islam. While Muslims were struggling to gain power and
expand domestic dispute in Islamic world, they forgot foreign enemies
and as a result they found themselves surrounded and invaded by European
countries after 600 years of Mogul attack. Muslim scholars and
peacemakers have emphasized the necessity of convergence and the
reinforcement of unity in the Islamic world even in political stage
because of western colonialism offense.
Shiia jurists have tried to establish and maintain
unity among different parties in Islamic world by following the method
of Imams' life. Peacemakers and thinkers ranging from Seyyed Jamal Al
Din Asadabadi to the contemporery jurists like Ayatollah Khamenei have
the same opinion about the concept of unity. They consider it as the
cooperation and solidarity of Islamic religions’ followers on the basis
of common Islamic principles and taking the same position to reach the
highest obgectives of Islamic Ummah as well as taking same position
against Islam’s enemies and respecting the commitment of every Muslim to
his religion.
The history of convergence efforts is reviewed
briefly from the old age to the current age in this dissertation. Then
the points of view of five shiia jurists in the current age of unity are
studied. The main discussion of this dissertation is divided into two
parts: two stages before and after the Islamic revolution, because the
Islamic revolution is the first example of shiia state that inserted a
new life into Islamic unity framework and also the two discussed jurists
are related to the Islamic revolution. Moreover it more clarifies the
role and effect of the Islamic revolution on the Islamic unity thoughts.
Therefore it studies and states Seyyed Jamal Al Din Asadabadi's point of
views as the initiative of current Islamic unity age. Moreover it
outlines Ayatollah Borujerdi and Shahid Motahari's points of view in the
section of unity thought before the Islamic revolution, and Imam
Khomeini and Ayatollah Khamenei's points of view in the section of unity
thought after the Islamic revolution of Iran. Finally the conclusion is
offered.