Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International Relations2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)10351Research ArticleThe Concept of Islamic State in Political Ideology and Program of HizbullahBerenkovaN AForeign Regional Studies ChairNatalia.berenkova@gmail.comKornilovA AForeign Regional Studies Chairregion@fmo.unn.ruLobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod150120131283309092016Copyright © 2013, Berenkova N.A., Kornilov A.A.2013Hizbullah is an important actor both in the Lebanese politics and at the international arena of the Middle East. It evolved from a marginal military organization to a full-fledged political party. Since its inception Hizbullah employed the Ayatollah Khomeini’s concept of wilayat al-faqih and Islamic state as a cornerstone in its political ideology. From the early 1990s Hizbullah readjusted its policy by endeavoring to control the Lebanese politics through the gradual participation in political processes.HizbullahIslamic stateLebanonMiddle EastХезболлаисламское государствоЛиванБлижний Восток