Western Nationalism and Islamic Nationhood
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Authors(s): Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari
Translator(s): Dr. Wahid Akhtar
Category: Politics amp; Current Affairs
Journal: Vol.5, N.3-4
Publisher(s): Ahlul Bayt World Assembly
Topic Tags: Nationalism Iran Islam and the west Islamic Unity
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Language
English
Martyr Murtada Mutahhari's introduction to his book 'The Mutual Services of Islam and Iran' detailing the difference between the concept of Nationalism in the West and the Islamic Nationhood
Western Nationalism and Islamic Nationhood
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Murtadha Mutahhari
Translated from the Persian by Dr. Wahid Akhtar
This article is an introduction (pishguftar) that Martyr Murtadha Mutahhari wrote for his book Khadamat-e mutaqabil-e Islam wa Iran (The Mutual Services of Islam and Iran) first published in 1349 H.Sh./1960. The translation of this book is under way and will soon be published by the Sazman-e Tablighat-e Islami, and we hope to publish some parts of it in the future in al-Tawhid.
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The relations, conflicts and clashes between various nations have in the present age become a daily issue which has acquired much greater significance than in any other epoch of human history. One of the problems related to it, or perhaps one of the most fundamental of them, is the problem of nationalism, its constructive elements, its scope and limits.
During the last two or three decades many new nations, whose number exceeds fifty, have come into existence, or have acquired a new shape and name. In some cases, a country or a nation was divided into two or more parts, each pursuing a
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