Istihmar is one of the most important tools of some rulers to acquire and maintain power by deceiving the public. It is one of the cultural harms that diminish political self-awareness. The present study, using a descriptive-analytical method and using library resources, studies the political Istihmar, its factors, ways of dealing with it, and its consequences according to Nahj al-Balagha. The findings indicated that factors such as abuse of ignorance of people, arrogance, deception, day-to-day, racism, forgetfulness of the Quran and Ahl al-Bayt guidance guidelines play a significant role in shaping istihmar. Suppressing people's criticism and misleading people with misinformation and colonialism are among its harms. The present paper also points to strategies that eliminate istihmar and its negative consequences such as avoiding interference with the hypocrites, . political insight, self-awareness through history, and rationalism