Characteristics of Preeminent Human Beings in the School of Shahid Soleimani and Its Role in the Waiting (for Imam Mahdi)

The present paper seeks to identify the characteristics of preeminent human beings in the School of Shahid Soleimani and its role in the waiting process. The purpose of study is to identify and explain the characteristics of Shahid Soleimani as a preeminent human being in the context of the discourse of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. The main question is what these characteristics are and how can they be identified and can examples and evidence about each of the characteristics be found in the lifestyle and thought of Shahid Soleimani? To answer these questions, first by analyzing the statements of the Imams (Imam Khomeini and Imam Khamenei) of the Islamic Revolution, the characteristics of a preeminent human being in the discourse of the Islamic Revolution were identified and then by examining the thought and lifestyle of Shahid Soleimani, intellectual and behavioral examples related to each characteristic have been presented. Findings indicate that the characteristics of this preeminent human are numerous and countless, and in the current study, only some of the most important of these characteristics have been dealt with. These characteristics are idealism, spirituality, and sincerity, having inner jihadi attempts and fighting with carnal desires, prudence, courage, combination of prudence and courage, simplicity and purity, indefatigability and relentless effort, avoidance of factionalism and reliance on revolutionaryism, resistance, and patience.