Martyr Qasem Soleimani’s School of Thought

My Lord! Admit me with a worthy entrance, and bring me out with a worthy departure, and render me a favorable authority from Yourself. (The Holy Quran, Surah Al-Isra’, Verse 80)

There is a saying that if you want to know someone see who his enemy is.

Being born in a relatively deprived rural area and rising to a topmost military position requires certain characteristics and qualities not everyone possesses. Moreover, having such characteristics and qualities alone is not sufficient if one is unable to utilize them as and when needed. Martyr Soleimani was one such character and personality who intelligently utilized the God-given qualities to the utmost.

Some of these characteristics and qualities may be enumerated as under:

First- Martyr Soleimani was a self-made personality. Have a glance at his life, right from his childhood, and you will know that being born in a rather remote rural area, the young Soleimani was extremely intelligent and compassionate individual. Having finished his primary school and realizing that his father was in economic problem he moved to the nearby city, all by his own, to both study and work in order to be of economic assistance to his family. And after finishing his secondary school he was intelligent and smart enough to be a contractor at the water works organization of the city of Kerman during his youth.

Second-Even though he had only studies up to the twelve standard, his innate intelligence hadmadethis revolutionary youth, who had shown a lot of bravery and zeal in combating the counter-revolutionary elements – prior to the outbreak of the sacred defense against Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Iran on 22 September 1980 – a competent commander and an excellent manager at the time when he was just in his early 20s. This quality had made him into a comprehensive and influential personality in the areas he was involved in.

Third- General Soleimani was very meticulous and had an excellent foresight. One example of this quality of his was demonstrated before and in the course of the Valfajr 8 Operation of the Sacred Defense that in spite of receiving extensive information support from the United States’ satellites as well as the Awacs (airborne early warning and controlsystem)spy airplanes, this young IRGC commander succeeded in deceiving the enemy’s army, trap them and blow a heavy defeat on them. Kennet Timmerman, the American politician and writer, has in his book “The Death Lobby” published in 1991 on “How the West Armed Iraq”, touched upon this issue in some detail.

Fourth- Martyr Soleimani was a true believer in and supporter of the doctrine Mahdism and Velayat-e Faqih. Following the victories made by General Soleimani, which were in alignment with his adherence to the doctrine of Mahdism and Velayat-e Faqih, Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist of Japanese origin, gave a speech in Jerusalem in the year 1987 in which he suggested the promotion of the doctrine of Evangelism, which considers Jesus Christ as the savior, as a replacement for the doctrine of Mahdism being the very essence of the school of thought of Martyr Soleimani. Fukuyama also suggested that the doctrine of Velayat-e Faqih should be struggled against as it is the very source of inspiration for people like Qasem Soleimani.

Fifth- Martyr Qasem Soleimani was a strategist by nature. He had an inborn talent in making proper use of various instruments in the best possible way. At the same time, he was a very realistic person and laid realistic goals to be achieved in every operation, and inculcated the same in his men. Following in the footsteps of his master, Imam Ali (as) he was simultaneously very strict when it came to undertaking any mission and also very soft and kind towards his men and subordinates when it came to personal affairs.

Sixth – Even though he was a man of discipline when it came to performing duties and delivering on responsibilities, General Soleimani a very kind and compassionate man both with his parents and family as well as with his subordinates and did his best to keep their respect and dignity and also attend to their needs in every possible way without violating any Islamic principles and rules and regulations and without misusing his power.

I pray to God Almighty to make him a companion of the Holy Prophet of Islam and his infallible household and shower him with the best of His blessing