The Paradigm of Exporting Iran's Revolution in the Sunna World Based on the Principle of Invitation with a View to Recent Developments of Islamic Awakening

As a political system coming out of the Islamic Revolution, the Islamic Republic of Iran has put the policy of exporting the revolutionary thinking since the very early days of the revolution’s victory on its agenda of foreign policy. The idea of exporting revolution is such an idea of consequence for Iran’s regime that it has been put on top of its foreign policy plans, affecting a large body of activities running in this area. Today, diplomacy augmented by means of the principle of invitation and the idea of reconciling hearts is capable of gaining international popularity, as well as of having extraordinary impact accordingly. This research presents two major issues: What distinguishes the Islamic Revolution from other revolutions? What role does the principle of invitation play in making the Sunna world hold on to Islam considering the recent developments of Islamic Awakening? Regarding the researches conducted, it should be stated that other revolutions are often either of an economic, or political or ideological nature, whereas the Islamic Revolution has an Islamic identity based on Islamic values and principles. Also, using the principle of inviting, the muslem authorities of the sunna states are able to take the logic of Islam inside houses by means of global extensive propaganda that can convert thousands of people within a short period of time, which is otherwise impossible to realize even after many years of war and bloodshed. Today, the role of inviting can be observed in the movements of Islamic Awakening. Thanks to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s propaganda and invitation in the Middle East, the peoples of countries like Egypt, Lybia, Tunis, Bahrain, and Yemen managed to uprise against their despotic dictators, and form a revolution. Such impacts can also be observed throughout Asia, Europe, as well as other continents. Taking into account the recent developments of Islamic Awakening, this research tries to capture the paradigm of Iran’s export of revolution in the Sunna world on the basis of the principle of invitation by using the analytical-descriptive method.