My interest in geopolitics stems from my interest in eschatology, I even made a post here asking for some resources, but I guess I'll have to learn Arabic and Persian to dig deeper. I'll link my post here, see if you can help me out
@SalarHaqq
I agree. I've been saying for decades that Iranian messaging apparatus is far from sufficient. Not just for war and defense but broadly conveying the Iranian 'brand'. From culture to science and industry. To this day, Iranian technology is referred to as 'homegrown'. Like a fungus. Heh. Right...
defence.pk
There are several different questions in this regard:
- Are there signs in international relations, in the big geopolitical picture, in recent events of world politics indicating that
zohur is more or less imminent, based on the
revayat?
- If yes, what should be the ideal foreign policy of the world's largest Shia Muslim nation Iran, as well as of other Islamic nations in such a day and age?
- Else, what type of foreign policy would be most conducive to hastening the reappearance of Hazrate Mahdi (a.j.)? What particular expectations are there for an Islamic government in this regard?
These are the three angles I can immediately think of. Perhaps you had another in mind?
Cannot name any specific books published in Iran on these subjects I'm afraid, for it's been a while since I surveyed the Iranian literary scene. But my guess is that such literature definitely exists.
An online search however, for terms like سیاست خارجی و مهدویت or سیاست خارجی در عصر ظهور or سیاست خارجی و ظهور etc might yield desired results. Below are some I found this way:
* Reference to a scholarly research paper titled
The Role of the Study of Mahdaviyat in the Foreign Policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Link:
http://ensani.ir/fa/article/429765/
* Article by the name of
Zohur and Politics (in general).
Link:
http://www.intizar.ir/article/259/
* Article called The Political State of the World in the Era of Zohur.
Link:
https://hawzah.net/fa/Magazine/View/4227/8302/111100/
* Statements by Iranian foreign policy officials stressing that the relationship between the Islamic Republic's foreign policy and the doctrine of Mahdaviyat.
Link:
https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1393/03/22/398766/
Now I can't vouch for the quality or accuracy of these, but they are examples illustrative of the material one can find online.
Also there are several popular speakers and analysts in Iran who focus on politics (including regional and international), society, culture etc, who regularly address the topic of eschatology. Video recordings of their conferences and other public interventions are present on YouTube, Aparat (main Iranian video sharing site), Twitter, Instagram and others.
Chief among these would probably be Ali Akbar Raefipour (Raefipoor), who appeals especially to the younger generations of religious Iranians and has remarkable nationwide following. You would definitely want to look up Raefipour's conferences on the end times, Hazrate Mahdi (a.j.) etc. Others are Ali Reza Pourmasoud (another young researcher), Hassan Abbassi (Abbasi), Rahimpour Azghadi. These are great men loyal to the Islamic Revolution, whose political integrity is a given.
Then you have of course alims of the hawza offering speeches on these issues. They might be a bit harder to come across online. You may also inquire about specialized literature with the offices of the maraje', most if not all maraje' have their own websites and these are trusted sources.
Or you can write to media outlets affiliated with the offices of maraje', such as Velayat TV which is managed by followers of grand ayatOllah Makarem Shirazi (I'd recommend avoiding media linked to the Shirazis - not to be confused with Makarem Shirazi, and sources featuring Afghan cleric Allahyari, because these are of sectarianist orientation and attack Sunni Islam; any others opposed to the Islamic Republic in my opinion ought to be avoided as well).
Will try to post a little bit more on denominations of Christianity and Islam at a later point inshAllah. For now, I hope this would be of some help.
