The Role of the Shiite Clergy in the Islamic Awakening in Contemporary Political History of Iran

The basis of the main question of the current research is what role the Shiite clergy has played in the contemporary political history of Iran in the direction of Islamic awakening (problem). The research method in this research is descriptive-analytical and library and internet information collection tool (method). The results of the research show that at the leadership level, clerics have played an important role in the abolition of Reuter's privilege, the victory of the tobacco movement, the victory of the constitutional revolution, the nationalization of the oil industry, the victory of the Islamic revolution and the revival of the theory of Islamic awakening. At the level of public support, we can mention the announcement of Jihad and calling people to fight in Iran-Russia wars, supporting people in the Griboyedov incident and the Russian embassy, and bringing people to the stage against tyranny and foreign colonialism. At the regional level, we can also mention the efforts of religious scholars such as Seyed Jamal al-Din Asadabadi, Mirza Hussain Naini, Ayatollah Kashani, Imam Khomeini (RA) and the Supreme Leader in strengthening and awakening Islam (findings).