Intellectual Security: Its Importance and Threats from a Social and Islamic Perspective

Abstract

In this scientific paper entitled “Intellectual Security: Its Importance and Threats from a Social and Islamic Perspective”, the researcher confirmed and highlighted the necessity and importance of intellectual security. Despite the variety of security fields addressed by several scholars and researchers, starting from security in the political, economic, social, and military fields, food security, water security, information security, facilities security, and other security fields, the world recognized the importance of the intellectual security and its role in achieving the security in all aforementioned fields, and a critical factor in achieving the societies stability and prosperity. In this scientific paper, the researcher highlighted the concept and importance of intellectual security and addressed its threats and impacts on society. She explained the structure of intellectual security in Islam, as well as the stand of Islamic Sharia towards it, and cases from Sunnah of the Prophet confirming its importance. She also clarified played by the community organizations in promoting intellectual security, especially the family, which is the nucleus of society, where social organizations seek to fortify the individuals' minds against intellectual invasion, while thought the main pillar of human behaviors and actions. The intellectual deviation is the opposite of intellectual security and the most important threat thereto, especially in the age of the information revolution and the dominance of globalization. The researcher aimed to interpret the topic from a sociological perspective depending on Robert K. Merton theory of social structure (anomie) to explain the role of the Social organization in maintaining individuals' thoughts to avoid intellectual deviations. The researcher highlighted the KSA's role locally and internationally in promoting intellectual security and mentioned examples of the sectors responsible for protecting it and the programs and seminars held in this regard.