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There are various verses in the Holy Quran that prohibit Muslims from establishing any relationships with non-Muslims. This matter has been caused the creation of this doubt that the Quran has offended non-Muslims and accordingly, it is imagined that the Quran includes an immoral and offensive matter. Reflecting on the content of the verses under discussion and explaining them precisely, it will be clarified that Muslims are prohibited from establishing friendship with those people who are against them as enemy and try to irritate and annoy them while being good to the people who are not in adverse relationships with Muslims being emphasized by the Quran. In this regard, being a Muslim does not matter. The Quran’s recommendation on prohibiting form friendship with polytheist parents does not imply to disrespect them but it only means not to obey them in the affairs related to religion. In addition, Muslim parents are recommended to turn away from accepting their children’s requests which may cause injustice to others.

A number of critics of Islam have endeavoured, among others, to describe Qurʾānic teachings as violent, harsh and inconsistent with moral standards. In order to support their claim they have quoted these Qurʾānic verses that treat the punishment of the wrongdoers by stoning, cutting off the hands, retaliation, etc, and so they have attempted to cast doubts about the Qurʾān. The present paper examines these verses in light of the traditions and verifies by evidence that severity and intensity in divine-law rulings are meant to reform the individual and society and to draw man’s attention to the necessary consequences of his acts. On this basis, it is unwise to charge the Qurʾān with violence and disregarding moral principles due to the legitimation of some penal laws.

The injunction of Jihad which is mentioned in several verses of the holy Quran has made some opponents of Islam to regard it a clear instance of bellicosity and violence, which is legislated with the aim of imposing beliefs on men. Explaining the view of the Quran about freedom of thought, the present paper examines Quranic verses of Jihad with regard to their historical context and occasions of revelation, and proves that Jihad as mentioned in the Quran is completely defensive and the verses of Jihad never indicate violence-seeking of the Quran and imposition of Islam on men. Therefore, the Quran cannot be accused of affirming and legislating immoral injunctions.

Reflecting in the traditions, this article, draws on the world’s cultural situation in the era of Appearance. From this perspective, Imam Mahdi’s reform measures in the cultural sphere and the method of Imam facing cultural anomalies and creating a Cultural Revolution has been discussed. Next, the cultural situation in the world today and the phenomenon of ‘soft war’ is reviewed. From putting together and comparing these two situations and inspired by the performance and methods of Imam, two basic strategies of awareness-raising and enlightening are suggested to deal with the cultural clash of the enemies and their operational solutions have been proposed. Surely, the government setting the scene for Appearance should assume this responsibility.

In this article, after giving a definition for the word “government”, we have tried to explain the Islamic Perspective about the ultimate goal of God’s creation. We have expressed that the government of Imam Mahdi (PBuH), when actualized, will pave the way to reach the final goal of Creation, which is the very nearness of God to acquire His favor. Then, we have dealt with those non-religious opinions of some societies that believe “the world will become replete with peace, justice, security and restfulness only if the Savior appears on the scene.Finally, we have concluded that the appearance and presence of a great savior is in the belief of every freedom-seeking nation to arrive at the situation to save the oppressed and depressed people. Furthermore, since this desire for the Savior will not be realized if the preliminaries and prerequisites are not attained and the grounds are not provided for his coming, we ought to prepare every means necessary by programming carefully beforehand so that the Advent can be actualized. In this case the role played by the Islamic countries is very important and the governments should provide their situations for the Imam’s Advent.At the end of this writing, we have pointed to some important goals or purposes that the Islamic governments need to follow on the way to preparations and with regard to Universal Justice. They have been given under two kinds.1- general purposes)justice, security, powerfulness)2- particular purposes (giving knowledge and education)

Iranian Muslim women now participate in political affairs, and they are becoming an important subject in Islamic countries and the whole world. Foreign countries have misused this point and have analyzed it according to their own wishes. On the one hand, they call Iranian women fanatic, homebound and reclusive; constantly urging that they should be set free and any kind of role they get in the society is admirable. On the other hand, they deny the dominant role women play in the Iranian society and the crucial positions they hold.This essay elaborates the Islamic attitude toward the participation of women in social affairs and provides practical examples of the political participation of women, using historical evidence from the time of the holy Prophet (p.b.u.h) and the Imams (p.b.u.h). Through these analyses, we come to an illuminating conclusion regarding the political participation of Iranian Muslim women after the Islamic revolution of 1979.

In this piece, the authors briefly argue that women naturally tend to cover their body, and then examine the issue of hijāb from the point of view of the Qur’an, hadīth and sunna. Stating that hijāb secures psychological tranquility and reduces personal crisis, the authors argue that improper hijāb is rooted in the weakness of religious faith, personal assertiveness, moral corruption of the surroundings, and the cultural invasion of Western civilisation.