Are there specific Shiite orations that are based upon loyalty to the homeland rather than the concept of Wilayat al Faqih?
I would like to refer to the work and speeches of Sheikh Mohammad Mehdi Shamseddin, and especially his last book entitled ‘Al Wasaya,’ in which he focused upon national discourse and national integration. He was able to attract the Shiite intellectuals and a large part of the public to the idea of stabilizing the country. The concept of citizenship in the book invites young Shiites to join national integration and to take part in national projects. In his book, he focused upon the necessity of aborting private projects that aim to work against the state, as well as abandoning the concept of establishing a state within a state. He further invited the youth to join the democratic framework in their homelands. He calls upon rejecting any sectarian political project against one’s native country. He called upon governments to include the youth in political and economic systems.
