نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Reflection and debate on the roots of Iran's underdevelopment and backwardness date back to the Qajar era, following Iran's military defeats by Russia. With the emergence of the intellectual movement during the Qajar period, these discussions evolved into a more systematic discourse encompassing diverse perspectives and have continued to the present day. Among contemporary intellectual currents, religious intellectualism also addressed this issue from an Islamic perspective. One of its most prominent figures was Mehdi Bazargan, who sought to formulate a coherent explanation for the causes of Iran's backwardness in his writings. This study aims to describe, explain, and critically analyze Bazargan's views on Iran's underdevelopment. The primary objective is to enrich the theoretical foundations of the humanities by evaluating the explanatory power and practical relevance of his ideas concerning Iran's developmental challenges, thereby providing society and policymakers with a realistic and applicable framework for pursuing development. This research adopts a historical method with a descriptive–analytical approach. The findings indicate that, according to Bazargan, geographical and economic conditions, authoritarian rule, the transformation of Islam from its original principles, and ethical deficiencies constituted the principal factors contributing to Iran's underdevelopment. He proposed that overcoming these challenges requires embracing a religious ideology, reforming the financial structure of the Shi'a clergy, and promoting bottom-up reforms as the foundation for sustainable development.
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