Document Type : Research Paper
Abstract
According to theories of International Relations, the future international system is "a multi-polar multi-civilizational system". The brilliant history of Islamic civilization indicates that this civilization is one of the most important rivals of Western civilization. Currently, in the Islamic world, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Turkey have more theories about the core of civilization than others. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, posed the issue of "modern Islamic civilization". At the same time, we are witnessing the formation of the "Neo Ottomanism" in Turkey, “civilizational Islam” in Malaysia and "Wahhabi Islam" in Saudi Arabia. Each of these countries is trying to introduce themselves as the best model about “civilization Islam” in the Islamic world. The main question of the article is which of these four countries has more civilizational capacities for centering in the Islamic world? Extraction of the civilization elements shows the weaknesses and strengths, and the opportunities and threats of these four countries. According to the findings of the research, the Islamic Republic of Iran has more capacities than others to become the core of civilization in the Islamic world.
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