Kaabi, a member of the Assembly of Experts: stable national security does not simply mean the absence of war/ military preparedness alone does not guarantee stable security; A country must be able to withstand economic uncertainty, infrastructure vulnerability and the possibility of a return to conflict

A member of the Council of Leadership Experts said: "Exiting this situation cannot be achieved by announcing the end of the threat, but the end of the war must be guaranteed by the enemy." From the first day, we have emphasized that the enemy should not threaten Iran again. Negotiations should not be just for the sake of negotiations, but the aim should be to ensure the end of the war and prevent the recurrence of aggression.

Ambassador Arjan: A member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts said: "Exiting this situation cannot be achieved by announcing the end of the threat, but the end of the war must be guaranteed by the enemy." From the first day, we have emphasized that the enemy should not threaten Iran again. Negotiations should not be just for the sake of negotiations, but the aim should be to ensure the end of the war and prevent the recurrence of aggression.

Ayatollah Abbas Kaabi, in the closing ceremony of the International Conference on Jurisprudence and the Laws of War Governance, which was held on Thursday 23 Mehr at the High Complex of Tarbiat Mujtahed, Director of Muhammadiyah, expressed his gratitude to the organizers of this conference, saying: In the current sensitive situation, addressing the theory of civilized jihad and explaining the jurisprudence and legal dimensions of war governance is particularly important.

Referring to what he called the massive aggression of America and the Zionist regime against Iran, the member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts said: This war was carried out with the aim of subverting and dividing the country, but the enemies in America and the Zionist regime faced a strategic defeat. From the point of view of jurisprudence and international law, this war creates a set of duties and rights for the Iranian nation, whose dimensions must be carefully examined.

Referring to the jurisprudential and legal foundations of dealing with aggression, Kaabi listed five issues from the rights of the Iranian nation and stated: First, it is the right of legitimate defense, which is recognized both rationally and religiously and from the point of view of international law, including Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. Legitimate defense is not necessarily passive defense and can have active and comprehensive dimensions.

He added: The second issue is punishing the aggressor. This means that the defense should continue in such a way that the aggressor is punished and regrets repeating the aggression, and the ground for ending the aggression and achieving a strategic victory is provided.

Referring to the rights of the Iranian nation against aggression, he stated: compensation for the damages caused by the war, drawing up an international indictment against war criminals, condemning them and punishing them for their actions are among the rights of the Iranian nation. Punishing war criminals is also a legal and international right.

Referring to the position of the concept of revenge in jurisprudential literature and religious culture, the member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts clarified: In jurisprudential literature, Islamic teachings and religious culture, the name of this right is revenge; Revenge is a national, international and jurisprudential right with deep Quranic and narrative roots, and this harsh revenge is in line with the revenge of the blood of Aba Abdullah al-Hussein (AS).

Kaabi stated: Punishment of Trump, Netanyahu and other war criminals is certain and we will not give up this right based on Islamic jurisprudence and law.

He proposed the theory of civilized Jihad to explain the jurisprudential and legal dimensions of war governance, and said: the rulings and principles of jurisprudence must be organized in the form of a governance process, from the problem-solving stage to policy-making, action and providing solutions.

The member of the Council of Leadership Experts stated that civilized jihad is different from Samuel Huntington's theory of civilizational war and the approach of warmongers, and added: Jihad does not necessarily mean war; Firstly, Jihad has a broader concept than war, and secondly, in its essence lies a civilizational solution for humanity.

He continued: Jihad must lead to the end of war and guarantee international peace and security based on monotheism, justice and human dignity. From this point of view, civilized jihad is at the opposite point of war-mongering and crimes that are called apocalyptic wars.

Referring to the statements of some American officials about the war with Islam, Kaabi said: This approach should not be equated with the concept of Jihad. Because civilized jihad, in addition to confronting aggression, emphasizes on civilization and creating a stable peace and security environment.

He considered the continuous production of power as the first component of civilizational jihad and explained: the power in question in this theory is not only military power, but also includes cultural, social, political, defense, security, popular and economic power.

The member of the Council of Leadership Experts added: The second component is the use of this power to realize the lofty goals of Islam, including monotheism, justice and human dignity. The purpose of producing power is not imperialism, domination or conquest of the country, but to deal with rebellion, aggression, transgression and corruption in the land and to provide the basis for the realization of justice.

He named the third component as confronting what he called the enemies of humanity and said: From his point of view, American and Zionist criminals are not only in conflict with Iran and Islam, but also with human values and different civilizations.

Referring to the Qur'anic verses about Jihad, Kaabi stated: Confronting the enemy in this context refers to confronting tyranny, aggression, colonialism, corruption, and domination. Not that mere disbelief alone is the basis of Jihad.

Referring to the fourth component of civilized Jihad, he stated: Civilized Jihad must be carried out under the guidance, command and high measures of a qualified leader, justice, piety, management and resourcefulness, and with regard to human dignity. Basically, the perfect human being is the infallible Imam (a.s.) and in the age of occultation, the jurist is responsible for this responsibility.

Explaining the doctrine of civilized jihad, the member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts stated: The doctrine of civilized jihad is a systematic theory for the continuous production of national and people's power with the aim of ending the shadow of war, sustainable threat reduction and strengthening national independence and security.

Stating that stable national security does not simply mean the absence of war, Kaabi said: military preparedness alone does not guarantee stable security. A country must be able to withstand repeated threats, economic uncertainty, social erosion, investment disruption, psychological stress, infrastructure vulnerability, and the possibility of a return to conflict.

He added: The main issue in jurisprudence and the law of war based on civilized jihad is how to move from permanent threat management to ending the threat and creating stable conditions for national security.

The member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts continued: The answer to this theory is the continuous production of legitimate power in various national arenas, the organization of government and society capacities, distribution of responsibilities, increasing the resilience of the country, strengthening defense deterrence, and expanding legal and diplomatic capacities.

Referring to the consequences of the shadow of war, he said: increase in economic uncertainty and decrease in planning horizon, disruption in investment and production, increase in insurance and financing costs, psychological and social erosion, increase in pressure on public resources, expansion of corruption and rent, decrease in public trust in case of weak information and accountability, and increase in the possibility of calculation error, are among the consequences of this situation.

Kaabi emphasized: Ending the shadow of war is not only a military issue, but a strategy to deal with security, economic, social, legal and psychological risks. This goal does not mean surrendering or giving concessions to the aggressor, but it should lead to the aggressors' understanding of national authority and power.

The member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts added: The exit from this situation cannot be realized by simply announcing the end of the threat, but the end of the war must be guaranteed by the enemy. From the first day, we have emphasized that the enemy should not threaten Iran again. Negotiations should not be just for the sake of negotiations, but the aim should be to ensure the end of the war and prevent the recurrence of aggression.

Emphasizing the necessity of transitioning from temporary power production to sustainable national power, Kaabi said: the country's capacities should not be activated only during a crisis, but should be created and strengthened before a crisis occurs. In this way, it is necessary to identify weaknesses, turn weaknesses into strengths, turn threats into opportunities, and continuously evaluate capabilities.

Referring to the verse 60 of Surah Anfal, "Wa'edwa lahum ma statatum min quwa", he listed the preparation and continuous production of power as one of the jurisprudential foundations of civilized jihad and said: The purpose of power production is to eliminate threats and prevent the repetition of aggression. Preparedness should cover all defense, scientific, technological, economic, institutional and social areas.

Kaabi considered the production of economic power and national wealth to be a part of this doctrine and said: Strengthening the national currency and wealth production is one of the important components of increasing the country's power against threats.

Referring to verse 190 of Surah Al-Baqarah, he emphasized the necessity of defense along with observing the prohibition of aggression and said: Confronting the enemy should be done within the framework of legitimate limits and considerations of the law of international hostilities, including avoiding aggression against children, women and innocent people, should be taken into consideration.

Kaabi considered the production of economic power and the formation of a resilient economy as one of the foundations of sustainable security and stated: increasing domestic production and competitiveness, diversifying markets and trade routes, strengthening the financial and banking system, stabilizing the business environment, developing energy, water, transportation and communication infrastructures, fighting corruption and rent, and protecting people's purchasing power and livelihood are among the necessary measures in this area.

Emphasizing the importance of connecting the university, industry and the country's problem solving system, the member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts said: The development of vital technologies, increasing the security and resilience of digital infrastructure, strengthening passive defense and training expert human resources are among the requirements of scientific and technological jihad.

Referring to martyr Mohsen Fatahi, one of the clerics who was active in the field of defense technology production, he said: After being in the front against ISIS, this martyr went to academics to create deterrence capacity and with their participation, he provided the basis for the formation of a knowledge-based drone company. This example shows that even a student can play a role in the production of technological and defense power of the country and the created capacity will continue to operate.

He considered preventing the wastage of scientific capital, providing appropriate capacity for specialized human resources and paying attention to digital infrastructure as other aspects of this approach.

Emphasizing that the negotiation should be defined in the framework of civilized jihad, the member of the Assembly of Leadership Experts said: ensuring the end of the war and punishing the aggressor should be one of the goals of the negotiations, and legal and diplomatic capacities should be used to achieve these goals.

He considered it necessary to document violations and damages caused by war, follow up on the international responsibility of the aggressors, prosecute war criminals, and refer to competent authorities.

Criticizing what he called the threat of international courts and the weakening of the guarantee of the implementation of international law by the United States and the Zionist regime, Kaabi said: From his point of view, the threat of sanctions in response to the judicial pursuit of crimes and aggressive behavior shows the weakening of the credibility and guarantee of the implementation of international law.

He also emphasized the necessity of moving towards an international order based on monotheism, justice and guaranteeing human dignity and said: Effective use of the capacity of international institutions requires an active, documented, substantiated and specialized presence in the legal field and presentation of provable cases.

Pointing to the necessity of activating the capacity of lawyers and related institutions, using the legal power of individuals and various groups, and strengthening social capital and public trust, Kaabi listed the components of civilized jihad and stated: Solidarity, realistic hope, and the capacity for cooperation make the society more resilient in times of crisis.