ABSTRACT
Hizbullah did not start from scratch, but its evolution was always a sequence of gradual stages of development, in relation to what directly preceded it. In fact, many foundations of Hizbullah's thought, doctrines, and policies – especially its infitah (“opening up”) policy – were already laid down by Imam Musa al-Sadr and the 1969 program of the Islamic Shi‘ite Higher Council. No wonder Musa al-Sadr is considered as one of Hizbullah's ideologues.
