Lifestyle; underlying for Islamic civilization-building

Clarifying the Remarks of the Supreme Leader in the familiarity with Quran ceremony in an interview with the doctor Majid Abhari
The Supreme Leader demands in different areas is indicator of issues and topics that require focus and activity which must be more than past. Cases where sometimes with the concerned of authorities has changed to the matter which has been brought into oblivion. The Supreme Leader, with warning and attention, try to do that discourse and the original politics become reminiscent. Lifestyle is from some matters that due to the presence of a full-length profound influence of Western culture in the media and in the public opinion of communities, particularly young people, should be more than before considered and this requires expert work in the creative thinking and operating room so that it can be effective.
The Supreme Leader stated that efforts in the field of software of the Islamic civilization-building is inadequate and has said:
"One of the aspects of the development in the Islamic concept is the living style, social behavior, lifestyle that this dimension is an important one… if we look from the perspective of spirituality which is the purpose of man is salvation, we must pay attention to the lifestyle matter, if we do not have faith to the spirituality and spiritual salvation, to live comfortable, to secure psychological and moral life, again it is important to address the lifestyle. So the problem is an important issue, and (...) Of course, in the revolution, in this sector, our progress is not impressive (...) Well, we must do pathology, why we did not progress in this area? "
So in this field, working very deep and thought is felt. In this connection, a conversation with the doctor Majid Abhari who is a believer and committed teachers in the field of sociology, lecturer and faculty member at the Center for Strategic Studies Arya have set. Doctor Abhari, in the field of lifestyle, believes:
"Unfortunately, the excitement approach in the media makes that this headlines reminded at the level of slogan and acted less in the field of practical aspect ..."
The issues that the Supreme Leader Raise should be released as a discourse in society and create an effective wave, but generally in a short time interval, with emotion and without deep reflection, followed by some media, and after a while, is forgotten completely. How do you evaluate this view to the challenges of leader?
According to my studies and research in the past ten years, sayings of leadership and important topics which he set for each year, I have arrived to this conclusion that the leader with regard to economic, cultural, social and political conditions within the country and also with regard to international status of our relationship with the world states topics and examples. Unfortunately, the excitement approach in the media makes that this headlines reminded at the level of slogan and acted less in the field of practical aspect. With regard to this issue, I suggest that at the University and seminaries form specialized Committees with attention to the venerable leader orders and explain different dimensions of his slogan and in particular his annual slogans and make them more useful. It should realize and become useful all components of these slogans in personal, social, political and economic life of every Iranian. It is not acceptable that with holding a conference or write some paper and holding some lecture think that we did the best. Otherwise, the speech which can help a lot in the individual and social behavior, will remain on the desk.
Unfortunately, in the field of lifestyle which leadership mentioned it last year, of Course in the evaluation of the expression of leadership, we see that he had had some tips on this topic many years ago. We see that the carelessness of the elite from this issue is caused that leader after twenty-some years come and enter to this discussion and repeat it again and want to performance dialogue making in this field.
Unfortunately, the subject of lifestyle has not been raised in a worthy way and deserving among the elites and has not been discussed in detail and in most times by looking at the surface and in some cases by eliminating the obligation deal with it. What caused this? How can guide this process in the right direction?
In the year 1368, the supreme Leader stated a speech about cultural ambush and the need for cultural engineering in the country and the basis for the invasion to the lifestyle and the attempting of our enemies to bring the change in the Islamic and Iranian lifestyle, But unfortunately on that day, elites and intellectuals did not understand the depth of his orders until last year he again raised the issue where his main concern was Islamic and Iranian lifestyle changes, and still, in this context, effective measures are not taken.
The cause of this failure and passive approach is that, unfortunately, the media and cultural institutions, do not work correctly. The official television station must use the issue of lifestyle in its movies and TV series; Poetry, theater and music, all of this must be moved in the direction of lifestyle. On the other hand, education and training system and cultural institutions should use the subject of maintaining the Islamic and Iranian lifestyle. The necessary training must be given to the families, teenagers and young adults. Since the balance and harmony movement between the media, cultural institutions and elites in the society do not make, and movements often are solitary and like island, so the favorable results are not obtained.
The Supreme Leader stressed that we have to look to the lifestyle from this aspect that Iran be in the top of the Islamic civilization-building, Please explain the relationship between these two important aspects. Shortcomings in what areas are more and focus on what sectors?
Lifestyles of the people of each community reflects the culture, beliefs, values, ethics and behavior patterns of that community. When the people of Iran, who were in the economic blockade and attack of various enemies, By explaining the Iranian and Islamic lifestyle based on the strength of the economy and maintain their ideals and values, despite all these invasions, it become a symbol of conduct for all people, Muslim and non-Muslim in the world. This is why, Lifestyle explain the way of thinking, and communication, interaction techniques, revenge, fighting, offensive and defensive for the people of each community. That's why the lifestyle is important in the revolution and demonstrate the valuable role of Iran in the world.
The reason of the weakness of efforts in this context, first is the island movement, Second because there is no think tank and third, because of the absence of the trustee and sustained in this field. Instead of this that the Ministry of Culture, Education and Science and other cultural institutions and foundations explain the speech of the supreme leader, used it to extract the methods to do better and make it operational, monitor its implementation and evaluate its results from the aspect of qualitative and quantitative, But instead of this, they hold Conference and spend the time. It is that in this context until now we do not achieve not only the desired results, but also lifestyle changes in our society have been changed our thinking. In dressing, grooming and trimming of men and women in our social relationships and emotional, we see some pathetic changes in society that because of inattention and apathy toward Iranian- Islamic lifestyle.
What is important in the main aspects of lifestyle changes in the appearance of today’s life? How to extract these priorities?
Our lifestyle such as personal and emotional relationships, appearance cover, make-up, trimming, political and economic relations and interactions between the Islamic and Iranian sections of society should be the result of lifestyle. Now pathetic shortcomings is seen in the field. You can see that our teenagers and young people, because we did not present the Islamic and Iranian traditional patterns to them, they are looking to find pattern themselves and unfortunately you can see that they choose Western models, but our pattern in the society as actors and athletes have western patterns in their appearance and makeup and also in their coverage. What we can expect from other community members and youth? Patterns of behavior in our society unfortunately do not have good behavior in the implementation of Islamic and Iranian lifestyle, because they do not know and are not familiar with it. So it must be created a jihadist movement and also a cultural movement in our society to return to the Islamic and Iranian lifestyle and realization the aspirations of the Supreme Leader.
In fact, sometimes that an institution, according to the circumstances and the case that exists, present a plan on various items such as lifestyle, usually remain in the original plan, because these plans have not been formed in the right way as making discussion and mainstreaming in the society, where is the real problem? Why our schemes generally do not find functionality and remain at the same level of the original plan and road map? Why proposed projects in the field of lifestyle remains in the original plan and we do not have any project to do that. Why we cannot complete the cycle of implementation in the cultural projects?
The main reason is that we just want to remove the task. The trustee Institutions for this that get a budget and use it, comes hastily and prepare the studies and plans; But they do not anticipate the levers and tools and hardware to make it operational. When thinking is depend on parties it means as the same as island and everyone wants to raise their organization or group, no one is thinking about the realization of the objective of these guidelines. Because of this interest in individualism, parties which has caused that these great ideals and characters remain in the plan level.
I must say about the importance of lifestyle that until we do not return to the Islamic and Iranian traditional lifestyle, none of the changes of interest in cultural aspects, prevention of crime and social damage will not be achieved. We do blind imitation from the lifestyle which is said in the West satellite. For this reason until we do not return to the Iranian Islamic rich culture and do not make our lifestyle according to the axis of Islamic laws, this uncertainty and confusion in the culture will be remain and highlight in our future generations.