The Model of Strategic Thinking of Jihadi Leaders on the Basis of the Godly Political Will of Martyr Ghasem Soleimani

Jihadi management and jihadi institutes require managers with strategic thinking ability who are able to formulate and implement their strategic and operational plans on the basis of valuable strategic thinking. This research is aimed at developing a strategic thinking model for the managers of Jihadi organizations. This is qualitative research seeking to design the model by conducting thematic analysis of the content of the Godly-political will of General Martyr Ghasem Soleimani. The content of the Martyr Soleimani’s will can be regarded as the document and statement of strategic thinking of Jihadi leaders. The content of this document is analyzed by thematic analysis. Having identified and analyzed the basic themes and organizing themes, the researcher identified six comprehensive themes as the components of strategic thinking of Jihadi leaders. They include religiosity, Velayat-orientation, the culture of martyrdom seeking, Islamic unity, God-centered governance, and military and defense authority. The findings indicated that the components of strategic thinking of Jihadi managers are different from those of the strategic thinking patterns in current scientific management.