The Principles of Political Education in Islam: A Case Study of the Seditious Activities in 1388

Political education means developing man’s ulterior power of political rationality so that man will turn into someone who has profound political understanding. The aim of political education in Islamic political thought is achieving political virtue. The most important effect of political virtue is overcoming the political sedition. The sedition is an outcome of mixing upright with wrong a state which brings about disunity among people, and then causes disruption to the system. Among the results of Islamic political education are implementing religious policies by the elite and public obedience. In the face of sedition, Islamic political education applies certain principles, the most important of which are:observing political virtue, obeying the orders of the leader, enlightenment and revelation, making timely and bold decisions, constant vigilance against opportunists, separating seditious groups from and those who fall victims to sedition, extending the knowledge of distinguishing between enemy and friend. These principles are referred to in the case study on the sedition in 1388 which was confronted by the leader, Ayatollah Khamenei and the people. The present paper tries to stress the role of political virtue and political insight in the process of political education, study its affects in seditious conditions and prepare the ground for conducting the public discourse of Islamic political education.