Abstract:
Identity studies, at both theoretical and empirical levels, have been a subject of interest for researchers and policymakers as a social and political phenomenon framed within "homogenization" and "differentiation." In this article, from the perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei, the impact of the Islamic Revolution on the evolving national identity of Iranians is explained using a conceptual framework of national identity. This framework encompasses two levels: the relational level, consisting of four types of national identity (typological, value-based, emotional, and behavioral), and the dimensional level, comprising seven dimensions of national identity (social, historical, political, religious, cultural, linguistic, and literary). Ayatollah Khamenei addresses the perceived conflict between nationality and religion, emphasizing the historical depth, Islamic faith, and revolutionary spirit of the Iranian people. He asserts that the national identity of a nation is a collection of its cultures, beliefs, desires, aspirations, and behaviors. Utilizing the Grounded Theory method, this study highlights the significant impacts of the Islamic Revolution on the national identity of Iranians, including the achievement of genuine independence, the restoration of dignity, the revival of Islamic values, and the emergence of international prestige.
Machine summary:
The importance of this collective identity lies in the fact that it has effectiveness and impact on the Iranian scale, the Islamic scale, and is also effective on the global scale; meaning something that no other nations possess; it is a supra-national thing, and in this regard, the Islamic Revolution, as the fundamental core of national identity, was able to play an irreplaceable role for the Iranian society on the international stage.
In this identity gap and the political elimination of religious identity, the movement of pure Muhammadan Islam led by Imam Khomeini (RA) emerged as the identity of resistance against Pahlavi modernism, which sought to revive the social reality of religion and Islamic values in the field of societal management, and as a result great movement is; it is the art of this wave-making; it is the art of your identity; the identity of the Islamic Republic system; this is our dignity (Khamenei, speeches, 1384/07/24).
In this article, from the perspective of Ayatollah Khamenei, to explain the progressive impact of the Islamic Revolution on the transformation of Iranians' national identity, the conceptual framework of national identity is used, which includes two levels of bonding, the four types of national identity (cognitive, value-based, emotional, and behavioral), and the seven dimensions of national identity (social, historical, political, religious, cultural, linguistic, and literary).
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