Collected from a series of 1970's lectures, what the author - the third president and current leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran - intends by the title is to introduce the principles of the Islamic Thought according to the Quran, giving a general picture of what is meant by Islamic thought supporting his ideas with different verses of the Quran.

Born in 1939, his father and ancestors were religious scholars and cleric. Politico-spiritual leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Source of emulation for the Shia world Shiites Senior scholar instructor of Islamic teachingssciences. Theorist in various branches of Islamic sciences, specifically in religion, politics, and history of Islam, etc.