وحید اخوت

  Jihad is one of the branches of religion and one of the main social rules of Islam. Jihad as a social order has two types. The first type of Jihad is defensive, which is done against the enemy's attack and conflict. The second type is elementary jihad, which is not used in the assumption of enemy invasion and conflict, but is designed to spread the religion of Islam and divine calling.
In this treatise, we intend to define the position of this divine obligation in the Islamic intellectual system in international relations by explaining the logic of elementary jihad based on the theory of validity of Allameh Tabatabai. In addition to that, let's present a new and up-to-date reading of the elementary jihad, which is in harmony with the rational foundations. A reading that can be used to explain the essential developments of the elementary jihad in each period of time in accordance with the developments that take place on the concept and nature of power and authority. For this purpose, in the framework of Islamic philosophical realism and based on Allameh Tabatabai's theory of credits, we introduce two credits "leadership" and "recruitment" and show that based on these two credits, the logic of elementary jihad can be rationally explained. In addition to showing that this divine obligation is a tool in the hands of the Islamic government, which should be used based on the conditions and requirements of the time to achieve the lofty goals of monotheism.