The purpose of this study is to examine and formulate the theory of civilization-building through Islamic movements, based on the author’s research. Religion, Islamic ideology, and Islamic governance are viewed as inherently civilization-building entities. Contemporary Islamic movements and resistance efforts play a foundational role in laying the groundwork for a new Islamic civilization. This research aims to review relevant literature, extract and apply historical experiences, and integrate them to propose strategies and actionable measures for theorizing movement-based civilization-building. In its qualitative phase, the study employs a meta-synthesis method, offering a comprehensive research approach for systematically reviewing and reassessing existing literature to uncover new relationships. This method facilitates the synthesis of qualitative data. The core objective of this research is the systematic development and design of a “Movement-Based Civilization-Building Theory.” The main research question is: What are the most influential factors in movement-based civilization-building? The corpus under study comprises 20 scholarly articles authored by the researcher, published between 2015 and 2025 on related topics. The findings were evaluated and analyzed across three fundamental dimensions—pertaining to the essence (what), the causes (why), and the mechanisms (how)—to inform policy formulation and strategic development. The conceptual framework and principal components of the theory include: Movement-based thought and intellectualism The movement-minded individual Movement-oriented diplomacy Patience, perseverance, and Islamic resistance Grassroots, people-based revolutionary mobilization Movement-centric education and training Movement leadership The results indicate that movement-based activities and strategic advisory services have a significant and accelerative impact on civilization-building. Consequently, the concept of movement-based civilization-building can be coherently proposed, presented, and implemented as a formal theory.