Political Studies of New Islamic Civilization

Political Studies of New Islamic Civilization

The Relationship between Ideology and Civilization-Building with an Emphasis on the Role of Velayat-e Faqih (A Case Study of the Islamic Revolution Process)

Articles in Press

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Mahdi Khoshdouni
Assistant Professor of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Imam Sadiq (AS) Research Institute of Islamic Sciences, Qom, Iran
10.22034/rcdir.2025.479864.1141
Abstract
Ideology is a crucial component in civilization-building, as it constitutes a fundamental pillar of its emergence and continuity. This study has been developed with the aim of examining the relationship between ideology and civilization-building, with specific attention to the variable of Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist). In other words, it seeks to analyze the role of Velayat-e Faqih within a civilization-building ideology in order to determine how the jurist-ruler contributes to the formation, stability, and dynamism of an ideology directed toward civilizational development. Accordingly, by conducting a case analysis of the Islamic Revolution under the leadership of the Vali-ye Faqih, this issue is investigated. The analysis of data from the experience of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran indicates that the Vali-ye Faqih plays a formative, stabilizing, and mobilizing role in the ideological component, which in turn can provide the foundation for the emergence of a new Islamic civilization.
Keywords
Civilization
Ideology
Velayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Jurist)
Leadership
New Islamic Civilization
Islamic Revolution
Political Studies of New Islamic Civilization

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 23 September 2025

  • Receive Date 22 September 2024
  • Revise Date 14 July 2025
  • Accept Date 20 July 2025