Through the development of research activities and a decade of a great deal of knowledge and organizational experience in research activities, and by changing the approach of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary from function-oriented to problem-oriented, the structure of the deputy was changed to the Center for Islamic Studies in Isfahan. The Center, based on the resolution of the Research Council of ISCA, has tried to pursue its goals in four research departments "Ethics", "Religions", "Philosophy and theology" and "jurisprudence and law" on December 24, 2012, and has created an ideal context for new research activities.
With regards to this background, the establishment of a research center affiliated to ISCA, with emphasis on the scientific and religious needs in Isfahan got on the agenda. Finally, in 2016, considering the background, potentials, situation, and facilities, the center was changed to the “Research Center for Theology and Family” with three departments of “Family Studies”, “Social Ethics”, and “Comparative Theology”.

Mission
Carrying out research and studies on the development of the sciences and culture of “Islamic family” based on its structure, ethics, and theology

Long-term Goals
•    Gaining scientific knowledge of the related issues and setting the priority of the studies by needs assessment
•    Identification of the problems and methods of the solving the issues from the perspective of science and Islam
•    Design and presentation of exemplars 
•    Answering the existing questions and challenges
•    Criticism of the schools, opinions, and intellectual currents opposing family
•    Increasing the interdisciplinary studies 

Short-term Goals
•    Study and design a comprehensive exemplar of family emphasizing the relationship of the couples using the Islamic sources
•    Analysis of the grounds, effects, and solutions of the issues of family from the perspective of public morality, especially honesty
•    Study the opinions and ideas concerning family in various religions, sects, schools, and intellectual currents

Department for Family Studies 
The department, considering the need of the society to know family scientifically, tries to analyze the issues of family including marriage, marital relationship, and parenting, for strengthening and promoting the structure and function of family. The department is after a deep understanding of the concept of family by carrying out scientific studies, criticising and analyzing the theories regarding family, and presentation of exemplars of an Islamic family. The mission of the department is fundamental and practical study aimed at expansion and development of the scientific view of family in Iran.

Mission
•    Carrying out research on the issues of family regarding its structure, relationships, and system

Long-term Goals
•    Identification of the family problems and design of interferences with the aim to prevent and cure family problems
•    Presentation of an exemplary Islamic family
•    Identification and presentation of the foundations, principles, and structure of an Islamic family

Short-term Goals
Research and study for
•    Discovery of the patterns of the relationship of couples and their scale based on Islamic teachings
•    Study the problems of knowledge in the relationship of couples and the methods of solving based on Islamic sources
•    Identification of the grounds of relationship problems of the users of social networks and the audience of satellite television
•    Compilation of a comprehensive educational package for improvement of family relationships

Department for Social Ethics
Undoubtedly, morality has a great share in the Islamic sources and other Abrahamic religions. So, one of the most important missions of humanities is regarding morality issues. Public Morality Department tries to browse, criticise, and theorize in the area of Islamic morality focused on the issues of family, and study the new issues of the field by using new scientific methods. 

Mission
•    Study and research in the area of family issues from the perspective of public morality

Long-term Goals
•    Methodic and scientific explanation of the foundations, principles of the Islamic morality, especially in the field of public morality and regarding issues of family
•    Pathology of the moral issues of family and identification of the problems of public morality related to family and presenting the solutions
•    Extraction and presentation of the exemplars of the life from the Islamic sources regarding the issues of family

Short-term Goals
Research and study for:
•    Analyzing the grounds and factors of dishonesty in family and its solutions
•    Analyzing the grounds and factors of deception in the media and its solutions (especially for the kids and teenagers)
•    Ways of promoting honesty based on Islamic morality, especially in families
•    Study the personal, family, and social effects of honesty and dishonesty from the perspective of Islamic morality

Department for Comparative Theology
The Comparative Theology Department focuses on theological issues of family emphasizing the Islamic thought. The department tries to study the aspects of issues of family using a variety of methods and the potential of Islamic sciences including Islamic philosophy, theology, hadith, etc. The department focuses on the practical view in understanding, demonstrating, and using the religious propositions in the area of family issues.

Mission
•    Research in the area of issues of family from the perspective of comparative theology

Long-term Goals
•    Study the issues related to the theology of religions, sects, schools, and intellectual currents in the area of issues of family
•    Analysis of the opinions and thoughts in the area of comparative theology related to family
•    Identification and answering the questions related to issues of family

Short-term Goals
Study and research for
•    Ways of strengthening the religious beliefs in family
•    Identification of methods of teaching the beliefs to kids
•    Increasing the religious beliefs, especially in the youth, using the potential of religious meetings in homes
•    Comparative study of household management in the opinions of Muslim and non-Muslim philosophers

Effective scientific and research collaboration are the primary objectives of the Center for Scientific Cooperation and International Relation. The center tries extending the research cooperation in the field of Islamic studies. Holding scientific sessions, planning for national and international connections, participating in exhibitions and fairs are the fields of activities of the center.

Objectives 
1. Paving the way for national and international interaction and presentation of the scientific products of the academy according to the needs of the audience
2. Development and extension of national and international scientific and cultural cooperation
3. Supporting the faculty members and researchers for participation in national and international cultural and scientific events

Missions
Introducing research strengths, creating and developing a scientific relationship with prominent figures and research centers and organizing scientific sessions and meetings as well as conferences and their media coverage.

The center consists of four departments:
1. The department for scientific cooperation
2. The office for international affairs
3. Translations Unit
4. Office of Ceremonies
 

Office/Unit	Full name	Position
Center for Scientific and International Coordination	Rajab Ali Esfandyar	President
	Masha Allah Papi Joharzadeh	Office Assistant
Office for scientific cooperation	Sayyid Esma'eil Musavipour	Director
	Abasalt Qarib	Expert for Scientific Cooperation
	Qasem Jafarzadeh	Expert for sessions and meetings
	Hassan Sadin	Expert for Media and Relations
Office for International Affairs	Jalal Araghi	Director
	Habib Qahremani	International Expert
	Edalat Abedini	International Expert
	Mohammad Baqer Hojaji	International Expert
Translation Unit	Mohammad Taqi Mohammadian	Expert in Charge of Translation
	Mohammad Reza Amouhosseini	Translation Expert
Office for Cermonies	Abasalt Qarib	Expert in Charge of Cermonies
	Mazaher Rezaei	Expert for Cermonies

Mission Statement
The Research Center for Civilizational and Social Studies (RCCSS) is a scientific system (with a religious and Islamic approach) that aims to support the research-strategic empowerment of the presence of religion in the individual and social life of contemporary Iran and deals with the theoretical needs of elites and seminary and university centers as well as the strategic needs of the seminary and government agents and institutions in this arena.

Objectives
1.    Carrying out strategic theoretical studies based on the Islamic theories in the areas of society and civilization.
2.    Identifying, analyzing, and monitoring the religious status in Iran and reporting to the scientific and cultural centers and decision-making authorities in Iran.
3.    Recognition and study of social and civilizational status of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the future evolution of its society.
4.    Conducting pathological studies of the cultural, social, and, civilizational policies.
 

Research Departments and Areas of Study

The Department for Cultural and Social Studies
•    Sociology of Religion (Social Studies of Religion and Clergy)
•    Religion and Cultural Policy Making and Social Media
•    Social Harms and Cultural Relief

The Department for Social Justice 
•    Philosophy of Justice
•    Social Justice in Iran (Justice Studies, Current Studies of Justice Seeking, Status Studies of Social Justice in Iran)
•    Social justice in the Islamic world )Civilizational approach) 

The Department for Civilizational Studies
•    New Civilization and the World of Islam
•    New Civilization and Other Civilizations
•    Civilizational Plans of Islamic Republic of Iran


It is worth noting that in addition to the above areas of study and research, the research core of the Islamic world is also active in the research center.

Members of the Research Council
•    Dr. Mohsen Alviri
•    Dr. Hassan Kheiri
•    Dr. Habibollah Babaei
•    Dr. Alireza Wase'ei
•    Dr. Nematollah Karamollahi
•    Dr. Mohammad Taghi Karami
•    Dr. Mohammad Reza Bahmani Khadang
•    Dr. Rasoul Norouzi Firouz
•    Dr. Mahdi Mowlaei Arani

Director of the Research Center
Dr. Habibollah Babaei

Office Manager 
Mohammad Reza Salehi

Expert in Charge of Office of Research Affairs
Mohammad Hassan Torabi

Experts of Office of Research Affairs
Mojtaba Qahestani
Qolam Reza Faramarzi

Manager of the Department for Cultural and Social Studies
Dr. Sayyid Mohammad Kazemi Qahfarrokhi

Manager of the Department for Civilizational Studies
Dr. Rasoul Norouzi

Manager of the Department for Social Justice Studies
Dr. Habibollah Babaei

 

Research Projects

Projects in Progress
1.    The civilizational spirituality with emphasis on the views of Ayatollah Khamenei
2.    The civilizational theory of Imam Musa Sadr
3.    A revolution, narrated by the clerics of Islamic Seminary of Qom
4.    The theory of culture; the civilizational origins, species, and realms 
5.    Applied ethics in social work
6.    Islam and human rights
7.    A series of interviews about the nature and possibility of Islamic civilization
8.    A series of papers of the workshop on the sociology of religion dealing with religiosity in Iran and with emphasis on the Islamic seminary
9.    Audience Studies of the clergy's Instagram pages
10.    Policy making model of cultural relations between Iran and the Islamic world with a civilizational approach (Case study: Iran and Turkey)
11.    Cultural relief in the life of scholars
12.    An examination of the civilizational role of language in the international relations of the Islamic world
13.    Compilation of the sequential civilizational interpretation of Surah Al-Baqarah
14.    Intellectual currents of civilizational studies in the Islamic world (case study: Islam Hadhari)
15.    Lived experience of cultural aid workers (Case study: Ahvaz)
16.    Persian translation of the book Shorout al-Nahzah authored by Malik Ibn Nabi (In Arabic)
17.    Translation of a collection of papers on Islam and civilization
18.    Islamic civilization and the issue of world culture
19.    Civilization in International Politics with Emphasis on the Islamic World
20.    The place and application of religious beliefs and teachings in cultural relief
21.    Social capital in Islamic teachings

Completed Projects
1.    The Nature of the approach of civilization from the arena of thought to the stage of action; Directed by Mahdi Mowlaei Arani, 2021.
2.    A series of meetings on methodology of understanding the civilization of the Qur'an; Dr. Habibollah Babaei & Najmeh Najm, 2021.
3.    Redesigning the cultural policy-making process of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mahmoud Hajilouei, 2021.
4.    Typology of Hawzah students' activism in social networks with emphasis on propaganda opportunities and moral harms, Sayyid Mohammad Kazem Qahfarrokhi, 2020.
5.    Proceedings of the Conference on Iran-Arab World Dialogue from the Perspective of Civilization; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz, 2020.
6.    Approaches, policies, and programs of activists in the field of social harms. Mahdi Mowlaei Arani, 2020.
7.    The mechanism of political socialization of new generations of political activists of the clergy, Mohammad Kazem Karimi, 2020.
8.    Theories of culture, translated by Mojtaba Pasha, 2020.
9.    Political Islam to civilizational Islam; Ahmad Rahdar; 2020.
10.    Civilization and globalization (a collection of papers); Rasoul Norouzi, Firooz & Fezzeh Khatami Nia, 2020.
11.    Diversity and civilization in Islamic thought; Habibollah Babaei, 2020.
12.    Theoretical studies in civilizational islam, Habibollah Babaei, 2020.
13.    An introduction to the system of social control in Islam; Shahid Shateripour Esfahani, 2020.
14.    Theology and civilization (a collection of interviews); Abbas Heidaripour, 2020.
15.    The socio-cultural problems of Corona and their implications in governance (analytical dialogue); Mahdi Mowlaei Arani, 2020.
16.    A study of the system of cultural and communication issues of the Islamic world; Habibollah Babaei, 2020.
17.    Translation of volume 5 of the book "History of Political viewpoint and Beliefs", Ali Papolizadeh, 2020.
18.    Translation of the book "Christ and culture"; Mohsen Badreh, 2019.
19.    Islamic diversity in civilizational process, Habibollah Babaei, 2019.
20.    The seminar on sociology of clergy activism in elections; Ali Jafari, 2019.
21.    The civilizational level of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mohammad Reza Bahmani Khadang, 2019.
22.    The workshop on cultural relief; Mahdi Mowlaei Arani, 2019.
23.    Conference on Dialogue between Iran and the Arab World from the Civilizational Perspective; A group of researchers, 2019.
24.    Consequences of the division of jurisprudential viewpoints (with emphasis on Hajj, seeing the crescent, prayer and fasting of the traveler); Mohammad Sadra, 2018.
25.    Translation of a collection of articles on the nature of civilization; a group of researchers; 2018.
26.    Islamic Studies in Social Justice, Habibollah Babaei; 2018.
27.    The Islamic Republic of Iran and its civilizational experience; a group of authors; 2018.
28.    Modern government in international relations; Mojtaba Abdeh Khodaei, 2018.
29.    Shiite and Sunni clergy from the perspective of Orientalists; Mustafa Tork Zahrani; 2018.
30.    Islamic lifestyle and its re-creation in the Iranian family; Mansureh Olia'ei, 2018.
31.    Critical Western studies of Muslims; Zabihollah Na'eemian, 2018.
32.    Civilization discourses in contemporary Turkey; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz, 2018.
33.    The paper on challenges of Islamic Seminary (Hawzah) activism in formation of cultural policies; Mahdi Mowlaei Arani, 2018.
34.    34. The paper on problem studies of satellite channels in the view of experts of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Sayyid Mohammad Kazem Qahfarrokhi, 2018.
35.    Methodology of Islamic Studies in the West (Professor Sashadina). Vol. 2; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz, 2017.
36.    A report of preachers' summer plan (challenges and opportunities); Monireh Basirati; 2017.
37.    The paper on "The nature of social science" Mohammad Kazem Karimi; 2017.
38.    The paper on "The nature of philosophy of social science" Mohammad Kazem Karimi; 2017.
39.    The conference on unveiling the book "a collection of papers on civilizational level of Islamic Republic of Iran"; a group of researchers; 2017.
40.    Ideal social values and norms from the perspective of Islam; Nasrullah Nazari; 2016.
41.    An Introduction to the Islamic-Iranian Lifestyle; Mansureh Owliaei, 2016.
42.    Translation of a collection of papers on globalization and civilization; A group of researchers; 2016.
43.    Sociology and pathology of mourning (for the Fourteen Infallibles); Bahram Bayat; 2016.
44.    Designing a model for evaluating the performance of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary about religious propagation; Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Hashemian, 2016.
45.    Theoretical research in the modern government; Mojtaba Abdekhodaei; 2016.
46.    A comparative study of the social organization of the clergy in Shia and Christianity; Ali Al-Sheikh; 2016.
47.    An analytical study of religious books publishing in Iran; Hossein Goodarzi; 2015.
48.    An analytical study of religious press publishing in Iran; Hossein Goodarzi; 2015.
49.    Religion in international relations - a theoretical study of the current of religion in the modern world; Mojtaba Abdekhodaei; 2015.
50.    Methodology of Islamic Studies (Abdul Aziz Sashadina); Yaser Asgari and Rasoul Norouzi  Firooz; 2014.
51.    Secularism from rise to fall; Translators: Sayyid Rahim Rasti Tabar, Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Salehi and Rahmatollah Rezaei; 2014.
52.    Theoretical explorations in the theology of civilization; Habibollah Babaei, 2014.
53.    Principles of the Islamic social system; Hassan Kheiri; 2014.
54.    An analysis of the 11th presidential election of Iran; Hossein Ahmadi Manesh, 2013.
55.    Theoretical thinking in sociology; William Skidmore (a group of translators); 2013.
56.    Clergy and the requirements of contemporary society; Mohammad Kazem Karimi; 2013.
57.    The typology of the clergy's interaction with the political system; Ali Masoumi; 2013.
58.    An evaluation and satisfaction study of the audience of journals of Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary, Nemtollah Karamollahi and Seifollah Qanbari Nik, 2012.
59.    59. The study of religion in Persian satellite channels and the relationship between satellite viewing and perception of religion among young people; Fardin Alikhah; 2012.
60.    Designing a model for measuring religiosity and examining the religiosity of the youth of Qom; Nematollah Karamollahi, 2012.
61.    Quality management in cultural organizations; Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Hashemian, 2012.
62.    A survey on the needs and expectations of Islamic Seminary students and clerics from Iranian Broadcasting; Alireza Khoshgouyannfar; 2012.
63.    A continuous survey of the audience of the activities and products of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary; Nematollah Karamollahi, 2012.
64.    A critique of the functional explanation of religion; Amanollah Fasihi, 2012.
65.    Conventional religion (critical studies on the foundations of secularism); scientific supervisor: Mohammad Taghi Sobhani and Mehdi Omidi; 2011.
66.    An examination of the expectations of different classes of society from the clergy; Ebrahim Fathi; 2011.
67.    An examination of prison harms to women prisoners; Ahmad Nikzad; 2011.
68.    An examination of the status of mosques and their geographical distribution in Iran; Farahnaz Tavakoli; 2011.
69.    Civilization and modernity in contemporary Arab thought; Habibollah Babaei; 2011.
70.    The trend study on the phenomenon of suicide in Iran in the last decade; Ahmad Nikzad; 2011.
71.    Western studies of Shiite scholars in the experience of contemporary Iran; Ahmad Rahdar; 2011.
72.    Rate and type of crimes in Iran and the analysis of its process; Ahmad Nikzad; 2011.
73.    Survey of students of Islamic seminary of Qom about Ayatollah Khamenei's trip to the holy city of Qom; Nematollah Karamollahi & Ebrahim Fathi, 2011.
74.    Pathology of the prevalence of eulogy in religious occasions; Alireza Ghobadi; 2010.
75.    An examination and design of the role-making mechanisms of the Center for Socio-Cultural Studies in the inter-sectoral activities of Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary; Hossein Goodarzi; 2010.
76.    Distribution and supply of religious books between the years 200.-2009 from the perspective of publishers, etc.; Reza Karimi; 2010.
77.    Religion, media, social relations; Hassan Kheiri; 2010.
78.    Identification of centers of socio-cultural studies in Iran and the world; Afsaneh Edrisi; 2010.
79.    79. An examination of the status of religious journals in Iran (opportunities and challenges); Hossein Goodarzi; 2010.
80.    An examination of Pathology of the ups and downs of values in the tenth presidential election of Iran; Vahid Khashe'ei; 2009.
81.    A theoretical study of civilization; a group of authors; 2009.
82.    The relationship between the clergy and the young generation, a series of scientific Interviews, Vol. 1; Hassan Kheiri; 2009.
83.    The relationship between the clergy and the young generation, a series of scientific papers, Vol. 2; Hassan Kheiri; 2009.
84.    The relationship between the clergy and the young generation, a series of scientific papers, Vol. 3; Hassan Kheiri; 2009.
85.    The relationship between the clergy and the young generation, a series of scientific sessions, Vol. 4; Hassan Kheiri; 2009.
86.    Assessment and attitude of young Islamic seminary students towards the elections of the Islamic Parliament of Iran; Nematollah Karamollahi, 2008.
87.    An introduction to the civilizational verses of the Qur'an; in progress.
88.    Applied ethics in social work; Mohammad Taqi Eslami.
89.    Islam and human rights; Hussein Lenghausen.
90.    Policy-making model of cultural relations between Iran and the Islamic world with a civilizational approach (Case study: Iran and Turkey); Mohammad Reza Bahmani Khadang.
91.    Cultural relief in the Sirah (lifestyle) of scholars; Department of Socio-Cultural Studies; Ali Mokhtari.
92.    An examination of the civilizational role of language in the international relations of the Islamic world; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz.
93.    Redesigning the cultural policy-making process of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mahmoud Hajilouei.
94.    Revision and study of a collection of meetings for the circle of studies of the Qur'an and civilization: compiling a sequential- civilizational interpretation Surah Al-Baqarah; Zahra Mahmoudi.
95.    Revision and study of a collection of methodological sessions on the civilizational understanding of the Qur'an; Najmeh Najm.
96.    An examination and identification of the civilizational capacities in the Islamic world; Department of Civilizational Studies.
97.    Lived experience of cultural aid workers (case study: Ahvaz); Mehdi Mowlaei Arani.
98.    Persian translation of the book "Shorout al-Nahzah Malik Ibn Nabi (Arabic); Mohammad Ali Mirzaei.
99.    Translation of the book "Theories of culture"; Ruhollah Golmoradi, Mojtaba Pasha.
100.    translation of a collection of papers on Islam and civilization; Mojtaba Pasha.
101.    Islamic civilization and the issue of world culture; Habibollah Babaei.
102.    Civilization in international politics with emphasis on the Islamic world; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz.
103.    The place and application of religious beliefs and teachings in cultural relief; Mohammad Mahdi Ahmadi Faraz.
104.    Intellectual currents of civilizational studies in the Islamic world; Rasoul Norouzi Firouz.
105.    The nature and requirements of a civilizational approach in the general policies of Iran, Mohammad Reza Bahmani Khadang.
106.    Qur'an and civilization studies sessions; a group of researchers.
107.    Approaches, policies and programs of activists of social harms; Mehdi Mowlaei  Arani.
108.    The mechanism of political socialization of new generations of clerics' political activists; Mohammad Kazem Karimi.
109.    Social justice site.
110.    Social capitals in Islamic doctrines; Mohammad Ellini.
111.    Workshop on sociology of religion, related to religiosity in Iran and emphasizing the Islamic Seminary. Mohammad Reza Qa'emi Nik.
112.    The book "strategies for creating and establishing social trust in Iran with the approach of Islamic teachings"; Mohammad Ellini.
113.    Typology of Hawzah students' activism in social networks with emphasis on propagation opportunities and moral harms; Sayyid Mohammad Kazemi Qahfarrokhi.
114.    A collection of interviews on the nature and feasibility of Islamic civilization; Abbas Heidaripour.
115.    Proceedings of the Sociology of Religion Workshop, dealing with religiosity in Iran and emphasizing the Islamic seminary.
116.    Proceedings of the International Conference on Qur'an and Civilization; A group of researchers.
117.    Audience of the clergy's Instagram pages, Sayyid Mohammad Kazemi Qahfarrokhi.
118.    Proceedings of the Conference on Iran-Arab World Dialogues from the Perspective of Civilization; A group of researchers.
119.    A strategic article and report on aspects and components of strengthening the civilizational vision with emphasis on the target community of Islamic seminary and the clergy; Mahdi Mowlaei Arani.
120.    Specialized meetings on Islamic civilization; a group of researchers.
121.    Theory of culture; Origins and species, realms of civilization; Ahmad Pakatchi.
122.    International Conference on Qur'an and Civilization; A group of researchers; 2019.
123.    Strategies for reforming Iran's banking system in order to achieve social justice; Social Justice Group; 2018.
124.    Strategies for overcoming the challenges of Iran's economy by looking at the issue of social justice; Social Justice Group; 2018.
125.    The structure of the government budget and the issue of social justice; Social Justice Group; 2018.
126.    Corruption-generating mechanisms in the Iranian economy; Social Justice Group; 2018.
127.    Justice Research Core; A group of researchers; 2018.
 

Publications

Works in Press
1.    Political Islam to civilizational Islam / Ahmad Rahdar / 2020.
2.    Translation of the book "Christ and Culture"/Mohsen Badreh/2020.
3.    Typology of active students of Islamic Seminary on Instagram / Sayyid Mohammad Kazemi / Ghafarkhi / 2020.
4.    Approaches, policies, and programs of activists in the arena of social harms / Mahdi Mowlaei Arani / 2020.
5.    Theoretical foundations of gender justice in transcendental (Hikmah) wisdom and feminism / Mahdi Shajarian / 2020.

Published Works
1.    Civilization and globalization (A collection of papers) / Rasoul Norouzi Firouz & Fezzeh Khataminia / Winter 2020.
2.    An introduction to the social control of Islam / Shahid Shateripour Esfahani / Winter 2020.
3.    The civilizational capacities of theology in an interview with Mohammad Taghi Sobhani / Abbas Heidaripour / Fall 2020.
4.    Socio-cultural issues of Corona and its consequences in the arena of governance (analytical dialogues) / Mahdi Mowlaei  Arani / Summer 2020.
5.    Diversity and civilization in Islamic thought / Habibollah Babaei / Spring 2020.
6.    Theoretical studies in civilizational Islam / Habibollah Babaei / Spring 2020.
7.    The civilizational level of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Mohammad Reza Bahmani Khadang, 2019.
8.    Abstract articles of the Conference on Cultural Dialogues in the Civilizational Vision of Iran and the Arab World / Rasoul Norouzi  Firouz / Winter 2019.
9.    The civilizational record of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Abbas Heidaripour / Winter 2019.
10.    What is civilization / Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Salehi / Fall 2019.
11.    Discourses of Islamic Civilization in Contemporary Turkey / Rasoul Norouzi Firouz / Summer 2019.
12.    Modern government in international relations / Mojtaba Abdekhodaei / Spring 2019.
13.    Islamic studies in social justice / a group of researchers / winter 2018.
14.    Critical Western studies of Muslims / Zabihollah Naeemian / Winter 2018.
15.    An introduction to the Islamic-Iranian lifestyle / Mansoureh Oliaei / Summer 2017.
16.    Clergy and the requirements of contemporary society / Mohammad Kazem Karimi / 2017.
17.    Ideal social values and norms from the perspective of Islam / Nasrollah Nazari / Spring 2016.
18.    Quality management in cultural organizations / Sayyid Mohammad Hossein Hashemian / 2016.
19.    A Comparative Study of the Catholic and Shiite Clergy Organizations / Ali Al-Shaikh / Summer 2016.
20.    An Analytical study of religious book publishing in Iran / Hossein Goodarzi / Spring 2015.
21.    An Analytical Study of religious press publishing in Iran / Hossein Goodarzi / Summer 2015.
22.    Methodology of Islamic studies in the West / Yaser Asgari; Rasoul Nowrouzi Firouz / Winter 2014.
23.    Secularism from rise to fall / Rahim Rasti Tabar / Spring 2014.
24.    Western studies of Shiite scholars in the experience of contemporary Iran / Ahmad Rahdar / 2014.
25.    Theoretical Explorations in Theology and Civilization / Habibollah Babaei / Spring 2014.
26.    Fundamentals of Islamic Social System / Hassan Kheiri / Summer 2014.
27.    Theoretical Thinking in Sociology / William Skidmore / Spring 2013.
28.    A Critique of the functional explanation of religion / Amanullah Fassihi / Summer 2012.
29.    Conventional religion (critical studies on the foundations of secularism); scientific supervisor: Mohammad Taghi Sobhani and Mehdi Omidi; 2011.
30.    Civilization and Modernity in Contemporary Arab Thought / Habibollah Babaei / Spring 2011.
31.    Religion, Media, Social Communication / Hassan Kheiri / Winter 2010.
32.    Theoretical studies on civilization / a group of authors / 2009.
33.    National Conference on the Relations between the Clergy and the Young Generation; Vol. 1. / Mohammad Reza Zamiri & Ali Bagherifar / Winter 2009.
34.    National Conference on the Relations between the Clergy and the Young Generation; Vol. 2. / Mohammad Reza Zamiri & Ali Bagherifar / Winter 2009.
35.    National Conference on the Relations between the Clergy and the Young Generation; Vol. 3. / Mohammad Reza Zamiri & Ali Bagherifar / Winter 2009.
36.    National Conference on the Relations between the Clergy and the Young Generation; Vol. 4. / Mohammad Reza Zamiri & Ali Bagherifar / Winter 2009.
37.    Journal of Naqd va Nazar, no. 74, A group of authors/ summer 2014.
38.    Journal of Naqd va Nazar, no. 75, A group of authors/ fall 2014.
39.    Journal of Naqd va Nazar, no. 78, A group of authors/ summer 2015.
40.    Journal of Naqd va Nazar, no. 88, A group of authors/ winter 2017.

Software
The Software for References of English Sources on the Subject of "Secularism"
 

Scientific Conferences, Sessions, Workshops, and Meetings

Conferences
1.    Conference on the Statement of the Second Phase of Iranian Revolution and the Islamic World, March 2020.
2.    Cultural Dialogues in the Perspective of Iranian Civilization and the Arab World, January 2019.
3.    Sociology of Clerical Activism in Elections; five panels (11 lectures), April 2017.
4.    National Conference on the Relations between the Young Generation and the Clergy, October 2008.

Sessions
1.    Promotional Session on International Relation between Imams and Global Convergence in the Age of Reappearance of Imam Mahdi, January 2021.
2.    Promotional Session on Islamic Seminary Students' Activism in the Social Networking of Instagram / August 2020.
3.    Promotional Session on Typology of Islamic Seminary Students' Activism in Social Networks (Case study: Instagram), August 2020.
4.    Theory Session on Islamic Diversity in the Civilizational Process, May 2019.
5.    Theory Session on Network justice; February 2016 & May 2017 (2 sessions).
6.    Promotional Session on Civilizational Order in the Islamic World; March 2017.
7.    Promotional Session on Critique of the Scientific Idea of the Evolution of Islamic Civilization; January 2017.
8.    Promotional Session on Formulation of the Concept of the Islamic Ummah based on Al-Mizan, December 2017.
9.    Pre-meeting of the Theory Session on Network Justice, February 2016.
10.    Promotional Session on Requirements for the Emergence of a New Islamic Civilization, December 2016.
11.    Promotional Session on the Evolution of Islamic Civilization, January 2016.
12.    Promotional Session on the Civilizational Capacities of Theology, February 2016.

Workshops
1.    Workshop on Social Justice, 2021.
2.    Workshop on Social Studies of Religion, 2019 &2020.
3.    Workshop on Cultural Relief, October 2018, August & November 2019.
4.    Workshop of English Language Group, October to December 2018.
5.    Workshop of Writing, 2018.

Scientific Meetings and Forums
1.    Security in the Islamic World / December 2021.
2.    Quantitative and Qualitative Population in the Islamic World, December 2021.
3.    The Status of Technology in the Islamic World with Emphasis on the Al-Mustafa Prize, November, 2021.
4.    Cultural Relief Project Meetings, October, 2021.
5.    Cultural Diversity in the Islamic World, December 2020.
6.    The Theology of Hope in Imam Khamenei's Thought, December 2020.
7.    Migration and Its Aspects in the Islamic World, December 2020.
8.    The Virtual Nation (Ummah) of Islam, November 2020.
9.    A Pre-meeting for the Study of the Production of Islamic Science in the Islamic World, November 2020.
10.    Social Health and Its Future in the Islamic World, October 2020.
11.    Writing the Experiences of Cultural Relief in Organizations, August 2020.
12.    The Civilizational Thought of Mona Abolfazl, July 2020.
13.    A Series of Corona Webinars, April 2020.
14.    A Series of Corona Webinars, March 2019.
15.    Book Review and Introduction in the Field of Civilization, March 2019.
16.    The Role of Monetary Policy Making in Economic Inequalities, December 2019.
17.    The Situation of Books in the Islamic World, December 2019.
18.    Literature as a Benevolent Relief, November 2019.
19.    Secular Cultural Policy Making in Islamic Countries, November 2019.
20.    Resistance and Convergence in the Islamic World, November 2019.    
21.    The Issue of Gender in the Islamic World, October 2019.
22.    The Issue of Water and Its Future in the Islamic World, August 2019.
23.    Challenges of Civilization and the Problem of Communication, July 2019.
24.    Understanding the Civilization of the Qur'an, June 2019.
25.    A Pre-meeting on Islamic Diversity in the Process of Civilization, May 2019.
26.    Methodology of Cultural Interpretation of the Qur'an, May 2019.
27.    The Theory of Culture, May 2019.
28.    A Meeting on the Qur'an and Civilization; from 2018 until now.
29.    Justice and Culture, March 2018.
30.    Understanding the Civilization of the Fatimid Sirah (lifestyle), February 2018.
31.    Equality and Inequality in the Supply of Economic Justice, December 2018.
32.    An Analysis and Examination of Allameh Tabatabaei's Theory of Justice, December 2018.
33.    Gender Justice, December 2018.
34.    Justice and Equality, December 2018.
35.    The Concept Study of Gender Justice, December 2018.
36.    Allameh Tabatabai's Theory of Justice, December 2018.
37.    Solidarity Games of Islamic Countries and the Olympic Issue in the Islamic World, October 2018.
38.    History and Civilization, Differences and Challenges, June 2018.
39.    A Meeting on Justice in History (joint), June 2018.
40.    A Study of the Challenges of Contemporary Islamic Movements, March 2017.
41.    A Study of the Civilization Degree of the Islamic Republic of Iran, March 2017.
42.    Civilizational Order in the Islamic World, February 2017.
43.    Qur'anic Arguments for Formulating the Concept of the Islamic Ummah in the Relations of the Islamic World, December 2017.
44.    Educational Capacities Available in Social Networks, October 2017.
45.    Presentation of Scientific Papers of the Project on Islamic Republic and Its Civilizational Process, September 2017.
46.    Cultural Recitation of the Qur'an, June 2017.
47.    Transformation in the Theory of Justice in the World Today, May 2017.
48.    Sociology of Clergy Activism in Elections (Five Panels), May 2017.
49.    Islamic Republic and the Challenges of Civilization, April 2017.
50.    Civilizational Capacities of the Islamic World, April 2017.
51.    Requirements for the Development of the New Civilization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (on the occasion of the second week of the new Islamic civilization), March 2016.
52.    The Islamic Republic and Its Civilizational Process, March 2016.
53.    The Qur'an and Civilization, March 2016.
54.    Methodology of Civilizational Interpretation of the Qur'an, February 2016.
55.    Civilizational Thought of Imam Musa Sadr (in collaboration with the Imam Musa Sadr Institute), December 2016.
56.    The Evolution of Islamic civilization, December 2016.
57.    Requirements for the Evolution of a New Civilization in Islam, December 2016.
58.    A Critique of the book Components of Religiosity, November 2016.
59.    Religion and Culture (Dr. Nahidi, 5 sessions, webinar with Vienna), September 2016.
60.    The Qur'an and Civilization, July 2016.
61.    A Critique of the Book religion in modern times and context, July 2016.
62.    A Specialized Meeting on the Qur'an and civilization, July 2016.
63.    The Current Situation of Contemporary Forms of Slavery in the Western World, March 2015.
64.    Cultural and Social Requirements of Elections and the Mission of the Clergy, February 2015.
65.    An Examination of the Methodology of Social Hadiths, December 2015.
66.    Harmony and Empathy from the Perspective of the Holy Qur'an, December 2015.
67.    The Impact of 9/11 on American Universities (Professor Sashadina), December 2015.
68.    Cultural and Social Consequences of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), November 2015.
69.    Cultural and Social Consequences of the JCPOA Negotiations, November 2015.
70.    Empathy and Unity of the Nation and the Government, Socio-cultural Components, June 2015.
71.    Culture and Technology, March 2014.
72.    Revelatory Rationality in the Epistemological System of the Holy Qur'an, March 2013.
73.    A Comparative Study of the Organization and Institution of Shiite and Christianity Clergy, March 2013.
74.    A Study of People's Expectations from the Clergy, February 2013.
75.    A Critique of Explaining a Functional View to Religion, February 2013.
76.    The Existential Originality of the Individual and Society, December 2013.
77.    Pathology of Persian Channels on Satellite, November 2013.
78.    A Comparative Study of Persian Religious Channels, July 2013.
79.    An Examination of Popular Religious Series on Iranian TV, December 2012.
80.    A Study and Critique of Secularization from the Perspective of Allameh Tabatabaei, October 2012.


Scientific and Research Cooperation
1.    Memorandum of Understanding between the RCCSS and Amin International Foundation for Strategic Studies and Future Studies. 
2.    Membership in the scientific committee of the fourth conference on society and education, Kharazmi University.
3.    Fotooh Institute of Thought (Holding a meeting on the image of Iran in the mentality of the Arab element).
4.    Research Institute for Family and Women affiliated to Women Islamic Seminary (Holding a meeting on the status of women advances in Islamic countries)
5.    International Association of University Professors (Scientific dialogue in line with the International Conference on the Second Phase of the Revolution of Iran and the Islamic World).
6.    Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in India (Scientific dialogue in line with the International Conference on the Second Phase of the Revolution of Iran and the Islamic World).
7.    Representative of the Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Geneva (Scientific dialogue in line with the International Conference on the Second Phase of the Revolution of Iran and the Islamic World).
8.    Islamic Culture and Relations Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Scientific dialogue in line with the International Conference on the Second Phase of the Revolution of Iran and the Islamic World).
9.    Iranian Cultural Attaché in Lebanon (Scientific Dialogue in line with the International Conference on the Second Phase of the Revolution of Iran and the Islamic World).
10.    Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance of Iran: Digital and Media Center of the Ministry.
11.    Secretariat for Improving the Quality of Cultural Products and Activities of the Institutes affiliated to the Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran (Participating in the Conference and Presenting the Book "Cultural Organizations Management ").
12.    Imam Musa Sadr Institute (Holding a conference on the civilizational thought of Imam Musa Sadr).
13.    Imam Sadigh (AS) University (core of justice).    
14.    Criminology Center of the Judicial System of Iran (presenting the topics, axes, goals, and interview questions of the Conference on the Role of Religion in the Prevention of Crimes and Social Harms).
15.    Office of President of Iran (compiling a package of religious propagation in the fifth plan of Iran).
16.    Research Institute of Humanities of Al-Mustafa International University (ordering and presenting an article in the conference on Islamic seminary, media, religion, and communications: six cases).
17.    Presence at international conferences (presenting papers in Brazil, Austria, Malaysia, and Germany).
18.    Specialized Committee on Books and Press (evaluation of articles).
19.    Consumption Pattern Reform Committee (design and implementation of a consumerism project from the perspective of thinkers: contexts, factors, consequences, and strategies).
20.    Scientific Association of Social Studies of Qom Seminary (holding a meeting on the methodology of social hadiths).
21.    Intellectual-cultural Centers of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary (chair of the Department for Social Issues of Islam and Iran, the core of justice studies).
22.    Center for Ethics and Education (Ethical Charter of Elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran).
23.    Quarterly Journal of Islam and Social Studies (Preparation and publication of the first and second issues of the journal)
24.    Quarterly Journal of Naqd va Nazar (Presentation and Evaluation of Articles No. 74, 75 and 80).

Honors
•    Having won the title of successful session entitled "Islamic Diversity in the Civilizational Process" by Dr. Habibollah Babaei.
•    The Article entitled "The Nature of Civilizational Order in Islam"; Authored by Dr. Habibollah Babaei; Top article in the first National Conference of Disciplinary Force of Islamic Republic of Iran and Modern Islamic Civilization.
•    The book "West Studies of Shiite Scholars in the Experience of Contemporary Iran"; having gained a rank at the Islamic Seminary Year Book Festival.
•    The book "Propagation, Media, and Communication"; Compiled by Dr. Hassan Kheiri; Third place at the first Allameh Tabatabaei Festival.
•    The "Social Capital in Islamic Teachings"; Authored by Dr. Mohammad Ellini; The work eligible for appreciation at the seventh round of the First Step Award Festival.
•    The book "Conventional Religion", Compiled by Dr. Mahdi Omidi; Selected work of the 17th Spring Book Award, 2011.
•    The Article "Sources of Islamic Civilization", Compiled by Dr. Habibollah Babaei; Selected work at the closing ceremony of Islamic Civilization Week.
•    Having gained the title of Eligible for Appreciation as a Research Institute, Research Week 2020.
•    Department for Civilizational Studies as the top scientific group on the occasion of Research Week 2020.
•    Having gained Appreciation as a top researcher on the occasion of Research Week 2020; Dr. Rasool Nowrouzi  Firouz.

Address: Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, Daneshgah St, Pardisan, Qom, Iran.
Tel: +982531156715
Email: cissc@isca.ac.ir
Website: scscenter.isca.ac,ir

The Center for Revival of Islamic Works was established with the aim of critical reconstruction of the major Shia manuscripts. The center has published 176 books so far from the lasting research Shia works, by using the prominent researchers in the field of critical correction of the manuscripts as well as using the latest findings in this arena, and it is known as one of the most effective centers in this area. So far, 24 works of the center have been appreciated well in Iranian scientific festivals including Iranian Year Book Festival and Seminary Year Book Festival. Today, the Center for Revival of the Islamic Works focuses mainly on the two fields of publication and correction of classic Shia manuscripts as well as bibliography and codicology.

Goals
•    Preserving the scientific, religious, historical identity of the Shia Seminary
•    Benefitting from the scientific written heritage in the religious studies
•    Highlighting the positive role of the Shia scholars in the Islamic civilization
•    Recognition of the scientific and intellectual viewpoints and innovations of Shia scholars
•    Honoring and admiring Shia scholars
•    Identification of the Shia thinkers and scholars and their thoughts
•    Benefitting from the scientific resources in fulfilling the current needs
•    Spreading the Shia thought among the thinkers of the Islamic world
•    Foundation of a concise bibliographical and codicological database

Priorities
•    Correcting and updating the methods of text editing and preserving the authenticity of the texts and sources of the Islamic sciences
•    Accurate and solid research regarding the Islamic heritage, according to the newest methods of editing
•    Identification of the questions regarding the Islamic teachings and answering them using the scientific heritage
•    Innovation and specialization of the publications
•    Enrichment of the works by performing critical and comparative editions
•    Expansion of the culture of precise and critical editing in the Shia seminary
•    Fulfilling the needs of the institutes, centers, and research departments of the Islamic Science and Culture Academy
•    Avoiding repetitive researches
•    Facilitating the access of the researchers to the sources
•    Group research and using all of the related potentials and specialties in performing the research plans

The Department for Islamic Works Rivival and Correction 
Correction is the technique and knowledge, which uses specific methods to edit and present old manuscripts. The Department for Islamic Works Revival and Correction is responsible for repairing and publishing the primary texts of the Shia thought, according to the defined duties of focus on accuracy and solidity, and in accordance to the newest methods of correction. The department corrects the texts critically by analyzing the current and future needs of the researchers. The department published the works of great Shia scholars, in the form of the collections of the works of figures (Mawsu’at a’lam al-Shia) and the specialized collections of the works, and single works.

Missions
•    Planning for the preservation and revival of the historical works in the religion and Islamic knowledge field
•    Acting on the preservation and revival of the works
•    Applying the rules, regulations, national conventions regarding the preserving and reviving the works
•    Making and fulfilling the strategic and emergency plans for preservation of the works
•    Making action plans of documentation, pathology, preservation, and publication of the works
•    Cooperation with the other centers working in the field
•    Reporting as needed

Department for Codicology and Bibliography
The Codicology and Bibliography Department focuses on finding the best manuscripts and printed texts of the important Shia works on different subjects, considering the authenticity, antiquity, being nearer to the author’s era, being the handwriting of the author, and other factors, referring to the catalogs of libraries.

Missions
•    Study the methods of codicology
•    Checking the manuscripts considering the codicological information (title, author, beginning, ending, etc.)
•    Codicology (font, scribe, number of pages, gilding, date, marginal notes, etc.)
•    Identification of manuscripts in various fields of Islamic sciences
•    Cooperation in the yearly and short-term research plans
•    Study and assessment of manuscripts and lithographic copies
•    Following up the requests of the researchers

Research deputy of the Khorasan branch affiliated to Islamic Propagation Office of the Qom Seminary started its activities in 1989, forming various scientific groups by using the potentials of the Shia Seminary and the universities of Khorasan. After succeeding in tens of research projects, it continued its activities under the name of Center for Islamic Sciences and Humanities. In 2016, its name changed to "research center for Civilizational Islam" by the decision of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy. The research center has four departments and fifteen faculty members. Each department on average benefits from eight members as the scientific committee. More than 200 researchers are collaborating with the research center.

Mission
Providing the scientific support for a new Islamic-Iranian civilization regarding Islam as a civilizing religion capable of making a superior society.
Five-year long-term goals
Research in the following areas
•    Background of the Islamic-Iranian civilization in science, organization, and art
•    Theoretical foundations of the Islamic-Iranian civilization
•    The Quranic teachings for making a superior society
•    Answers of the Shia Islamic Jurisprudence to the civilizational needs of the modern world
Two-year action plans toward the long-term goals
Research in the following areas
•    Foundations of the Islamic civilization with regard to the Islamic-Iranian paradigm of progress
•    Rebuilding the logic and methodology of religious intellectualism in the new Islamic civilization
•    Social interpretation of the Quran with regards to the needs of the new Islamic civilization
•    Structures of Fiqh(Islamic Jurisprudence), urbanization Islamic Jurisprudence, Islamic Jurisprudence of the Islamic sects, criticism of Salafism.

Research Department for Quran and Social Studies 
Department of the Exegesis and the Quranic Sciences started its activities in 1989 just after the formation of the Khorasan branch of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Qom Seminary. The department has made scientific collaboration with many researchers, which resulted in many Quranic works.
Department of the Social Studies of Religion was established in 1991 by the formation of a group of researchers in the field of social studies.
In 2016, by the decision of the research center for  Civilizational Islam, the departments mentioned above merged and the Quran and Social Studies Department was founded. 

Mission
Providing the scientific foundations of the new Islamic-Iranian civilization, by conducting Quranic researches concerning social issues.
Short-term Goals
Study in the following areas:
•    Social lifestyle in the Quran
•    Sociology of religion in the Quran
•    Social interpretation of the Quran 
•    Social damages and its cures in the Quran 

Long-term Goals
Study in the following areas:
•    Bases and methods of the social interpretation of the Quran
•    Paradigm of the social justice in the Quran
•    Solutions of hypocrisy in the Quran
•    Bases of the social justice in the Quran

Department for Islamic Art and Civilization 
The Islamic East Studies Department was formed in 1994 with focus on cultural and civilizational studies of the Islamic east (i.e., Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India).
The religious literature and art department was formed in 2005 with focus on taking a wise attitude and right methods of thinking based on religious texts concerning the literature and art studies.
 Following the new approach, in 2016 the two above mentioned departments merged and the Islamic Art and Civilization Department was formed. Today, the department, using the two decades of research experience, aiming at the identification of the new Islamic civilization, continues its activities.

Mission
Studying the bases of the Islamic art and new Islamic civilization is one of the most important fields in the Islamic art and civilization studies which incorporates the relation of Islam and science, Islam and politics, Islam and art, Islam and society, Islam and philosophy, Islam and mythology.

Short-term Goals
•    Interdisciplinary issues regarding the foundations of Islamic-Iranian art and civilization
•    Exploring the potential of the Islamic sources regarding the Islamic art and civilization
Long-term Goals
•    Critical study of the theories of the bases of Islamic art and civilization
•    Philosophy of the Islamic civilization, its bases, and identity
•    Role of Shia architecture in the Islamic-Iranian paradigm of progress


Department for Philosophy and New Theology 
In 1995, the Khorasan branch of the Propagation Office of the Qom Seminary established a department named Islamic Philosophy and Theology. The department, now named as Philosophy and New Theology, with more than two decades history and cooperation of fifty researchers, has completed multiple projects and presented them in the form of books, articles, memoirs, and scientific sessions.
Mission
Provision of the scientific foundations of the modern Islamic-Iranian civilization through theoretical and foundational research

Short-term Goals
Research in the following areas:
•    Logic and methodology of the religious science with regards to the new Islamic civilization
•    Epistemological foundations of the religious science in the new Islamic civilization
•    Paradigms of the religious intellectualism with regards to the needs of the modern human
Long-term Goals
Research in the following areas:
•    Reconstruction of the logic of the Islamic thought
•    Appropriate paradigms of logic and methodology concerning the progress of the contemporary world
•    Reconstruction of the paradigms of the religious intellectualism in the Islamic world
•    Theoretical foundations of the epistemology of the new Islamic civilization

Department for Applied Islamic Jurisprudence 
Islamic Jurisprudence studies in the Khorasan branch of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Qom Seminary started in 1994 and from 1998 developed its activities as a department. The Department of the Applied Fiqh has concentrated its efforts to develop the quality and quantity of the process of the deduction of the shari’a from its sources and applications of Fiqh. The department has published valuable works in Fiqh and usul, especially regarding the new Fiqh issues, philosophy of Fiqh, and philosophy of Usul.

Mission
Providing the scientific foundations of the new Islamic-Iranian civilization through conducting researches in Islamic Jurisprudence considering social needs.

Short-term Goals
Research in the following areas:
•    Islamic Jurisprudence rulings regarding city and urbanization
•    Philosophy of Islamic Jurisprudence and Usul with regards to the Islamic civilization
•    Islamic Jurisprudence schools in the Islamic civilization

Long-term Goals
Research in the following areas:
•    Descriptive identification of Islamic Jurisprudence sources with a focus on city and urbanization
•    The conceptual structure of the Islamic Jurisprudence rulings regarding city and urbanization
•    Criticism of the bases and opinions of Salafi Islamic Jurisprudence 
•    Historical evolution of comparative Islamic Jurisprudence and its foundations

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The research center started its activities in 2003 as "The Center for Ethics and Education", and continued its activities in 2007 with two research and specialized departments of the center. Since 2017, by adding the department for Islamic and spirituality studies, the new round of activities under the title of the Research Center for Ethics and Spirituality have been started with three research departments.

Goals
•    Explanation and refinement of the foundations and frameworks of the Islamic ethics, education, and spirituality and its development to various personal and social fields
•    Explanation of the ethical-educational system of Islam and proving its capability and superiority over other systems
•    Rational defense of the moral and spiritual teachings of Islam and answering the questions 
•    Presentation of the up to date moral examples for fulfilling the needs of the contemporary human and society
•    Forming a center for answering the needs of the cultural and policy-making centers of the Islamic Republic of Iran
•    Producing the moral-educational-spiritual code needed for the Islamic civilization and emphasizing the revival and expansion of the Islamic moral and spiritual teachings

Policies
•    Commitment to the bases and original elements of the Islamic morality and spirituality, and the school of Ahl al-Bayt (a)
•    Considering the real issues of the Islamic society in the fields of morality and spirituality
•    Active connection with the research centers of the Shia seminaries and universities and using their potential and achievements
•    Emphasis on teamwork in research projects
•    Using the potentials of the sciences and critical study of other spiritual cultures and religions
•    Active interaction with the institutions of the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the religious education for providing practical studies

Ethics Department
•    Performing research plans in the areas of the history and philosophy of the Islamic morality, new ethical issues of the Islamic society, reconstruction of the methodology of the ethics, the system of Islamic morality and comparing it with other systems, ethical needs of the society of Iran, and practical ethics
•    Review the works of the leaders of the schools of Islamic ethics and critical study and translation of the important works of other religions on ethics 
•    Monitoring the public morality 

Education Department
•    Compilation and explanation of the system of Islamic character education (foundations, goals, principles, methods, factors, obstacles, stages, program, organizations, etc.)
•    Identification, review, and reconstruction of the character educational doctrines regarding their authenticity, rationality, and effectiveness.
•    Expansion of the comparative studies among the Islamic sects and identification of the differences and the exclusive aspects of the educational school of Ahl al-Bayt (a)
•    Study in the field of the semantics of the concepts of character education
•    Identification of the current educational issues and pathology of the public morality (e.g., work ethic, discipline) and planning to improve public morality
•    Setting significant moral and spiritual figures as moral examples and publication of their biography
•    Promoting and supporting the strengths of the national culture such as respecting the elders, kindness, honor, hospitality, etc.

Islam and Spirituality Studies Department
•    Semantics of the Islamic spirituality and presenting its features
•    Introduction and analysis of the existing views, theories, and research activities in the field of spirituality
•    Future study of spirituality in Iran
•    Identification and criticism of non-religious spirituality in Iran and false spiritualties
•    Identification of shortcomings and suggestion of some ways of an effective propagation of the Islamic spirituality from Islamic seminaries

Works
The research center has published twenty-two works, eight of which have won awards.
 

The Research Center for Quranic Sciences and Culture was established in 1988 under the title of "The Center for Quranic Culture and Knowledge and with aim of promotion of Quranic knowledge and culture as well as defending the legitimacy of its teachings. The research center has contributed greatly to advance the Quranic activities in Qom Seminary by having a novel view on the areas of Quranic interpretation, translation and subjects.

Missions
•    Management and development of the methods of Quranic studies
•    Considering the needs of the modern society in the researches
•    Development of the Quranic culture
•    Development of the Quranic studies based on the teachings of Ahl al-Bayt (a)
•    Reestablishing the structure of society according to the Quranic teachings
•    Discussion, interaction, and partnership with the Quranic research centers and institutes
•    Application of the scientific elites of seminary and university in Quranic studies
•    Observation, analysis, and criticism of the skepticisms
•    Facilitate the access to the Quranic sources by the compilation of comprehensive interpretations (sequential and thematic), learning material, translations, and encyclopedias.
•    Discovery of the subjective connection, and the system of the Quranic teachings for organizing the Quranic civilization studies
•    Presentation of sequential and thematic exegesis and translation of the Quran for various groups
•    Provision of the needs of educational centers in the areas of the exegesis and translation of the Quran
•    Propagation of the Quranic knowledge in the format of educational texts
•    Reproduction of the exegeses based on new needs and necessities
•    Development of the exegesis and translation heritage

Duties
•    Codification of the long-term and short-term goals and plans for the research activities of the research center
•    Presentation of the suggested policies for optimizing and updating the activities of the research center
•    Identification and active connection with the centers active in the same areas and using their experience and potentials
•    Employing the researchers in the areas of exegesis, translation, and authors of educational texts 
•    Study in the areas of sequential and thematic exegesis, and translation of Quran
•    Identification of the current issues and shortcomings and compilation of exegeses and translations for the needs of the contemporary society
•    Holding sessions for criticism and study in the areas of exegesis, translation, and educational texts
•    Assessment of the works and current programs of the research center 
•    Identification of the educational goals regarding the needs of the audience for authoring educational texts
•    Presentation of the criteria for the standard translation of the Quran and a template for categorizing the translations
•    Compilation and presentation of the yearly activities of the research center
•    Identification, gathering, and categorizing the sources and issues related to exegesis and translation of the Quran
•    Suggestion of topics for the research, books, articles, and theses
•    Counseling researchers, authors of books, articles, and theses

Research Departments
The Department for Exegesis of The Holy Quran
The Department for Quranic Sciences 
The Department for Comparative Studies
The Department for Quranic Encyclopedias
The Department for Quranic Dictionaries

The history of Research Center for Islamic Documents and Information Management goes back to 1992 when it started its activities as the “Unit forThesaurus of Islamic Sciences” with 15 researchers. In 2005, the unit was merged with the “Information Unit” of the Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary and continued its job with a new title “Center for the Islamic Information and Documents”. Finally, in 2016 the center was upgraded to a research center.

Mission
The mission of the research center is storage, retrieval, and promotion of the information for empowering the Islamic sciences and facilitation of the fast and accurate access to the information.

Long-term Goals
•    Study the challenges of the compilation of thesauruses
•    Study in the area of scientometrics and the role of the thesauruses in the pathology of the Islamic sciences
•    Study the methods of indexing and compatibility of each method with different Islamic sciences
•    Study the shortcomings of the conventional indexing and its compatibility with a thesaurus
•    Compilation and completion of the thesaurus of private criminal law, thesaurus of the new theology, and thesaurus of religions
•    Compilation and completion of the dictionary of Islamic theology, the dictionary of logic, and the dictionary of new theology
•    Completion and compilation of the indexes of Islamic ethics, Islamic theology, Mahdawi knowledge, new theology, and religions
•    Using information technologies, and study, design, and management of the research systems for the dissemination of information and science

Short-term Goals
•    Completion of the thesaurus of the public criminal law and the thesaurus of religions
•    Completion of the dictionaries of Islamic theology and logic
•    Study the theoretical issues of ontology and the project of the ontology of the Islamic sciences
•    Completion of the indexes of Islamic ethics, Islamic theology, and Mahdawi knowledge
•    Supporting, developing, and optimizing the website of Information Management of the Islamic sciences
•    Analyze,  documentation, and design of the new website of Information Management of the Islamic sciences based on service-oriented architecture

1. The Department for Compilation of Knowledge Systems

Mission
•    Compilation of the thesauruses and dictionaries of the Islamic sciences
•    Localization of the modern information systems for storing and retrieving the information of Islamic sciences

Long-term Goals
•    Compilation and completion of the thesauruses of public criminal law, new theology, and religions
•    Compilation and completion of the dictionaries of Islamic theology, logic, and new theology
•    The project of the ontology of the Islamic sciences
•    Study scientometrics in the area of the Islamic theology

Short-term Goals
•    Compilation and completion of the thesauruses of public criminal law and religions
•    Compilation and completion of the dictionaries of Islamic theology and logic
•    The project of the ontology of the Islamic sciences (the first phase)

2. The Department for Organization of the Islamic Information and Documents 

Mission
The mission of the department is standardizing, content analysis, organizing, and representation of the content of the Islamic documents using the document management systems.

Long-term Goals
•    Study the methods of indexing and compatibility of each method with different Islamic sciences
•    Study the shortcomings of the conventional indexing and its compatibility with a thesaurus
•    Study the indexing of the Islamic sources in the areas of Islamic  ethics, Islamic theology, Mahdawi knowledge, new theology, and religions

Short-term Goals
•    Study the methods of indexing and compatibility of each method with a new theology and Mahdawi knowledge
•    Study the indexing of the Islamic sources in the area of new theology
•    Completion of the indexing of the Islamic sources in the areas of Islamic ethics, Islamic theology, and Mahdawi knowledge

3. The Department for Dissemination of Knowledge and Information 

Mission
The mission of the department is to use information technology and study, design, and management of the research systems in the dissemination of information and knowledge.

Long-term Goals
•    Codification of frameworks of storage, process, and dissemination of the information and science
•    Design and implementation of the online research portal of Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy
•    Supporting and developing systems of the academy 

Short-term Goals
•    Supporting, developing, and optimizing the website of information management of Islamic sciences
•    Analyze,  documentation, and design of the new website of Information Management of the Islamic Sciences based on service-oriented architecture

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The RCIPT affiliated to ISCA was established in 1994 in order to explain and introduce the theoretical doctrines of Islam with a rational-narrative approach, recognizing and reconstructing the philosophical and theological heritage and responding to the intellectual doubts.
 In recent years, in addition to conduct research on the intellectual issues of the day, the rich heritage of Muslim thinkers and the use of modern research methods in the field of Islamic sciences to foster fundamental studies, this research center has implemented several great research projects such as Theological Teachings of the Twelver Shi'a Theologians.
Also, focusing on the important intellectual and pragmatic areas such as "philosophy of morality" and "philosophy of the soul" as well as conducting comparative studies in the field of "religion and reason" and "religion and linguistic knowledge", are among the prominent projects of this research center.
Investigating and empowering Islamic philosophy and making connection and its relationship to social and political needs, as well as modernizing the Shi'a theology in order to be more active in facing rival thoughts, are some of the most important issues in the current and future plans.

Objectives
1.    Explicating and reforming the foundations and theoretical frameworks of Islamic philosophy and theology in order to develop and empower them, and also to meet the individual and social needs.
2.    Recognition and systematic explanation of theoretical doctrines of Islam.
3.    Rational defense of Islamic doctrines and response to philosophical and theological doubts.
4.    Innovations in presenting Islamic doctrines and make them comprehensible according to the various levels of the audience.

Policies
1.    A wise and logical look at intellectual issues and an interest in scientific and rational reviews and implementation of the efficient research.
2.    Adherence to genuine Islamic principles and paying attention to research pathologies and avoiding eclecticism, intellectual dogmatism and looking superficially in the field of thinking.
3.    Knowing the audience and matching the content of the research with the features and needs of the audience.
4.    Considering doubts and new philosophical and theological issues.
5.    An attempt to investigate the religion and Religiosity requirements of Contemporary human being.
6.    Active treatment in the field of philosophical and theological issues and theorization instead of passive treatment.
7.    Attempting to communicate and interact with scholars and thinkers and use their capacity and achievements in the field of Islamic philosophy and theology towards carrying out the tasks and research activities.
8.    Using up-to-date and effective literature to present research achievements.
9.    an attempt towards intellectual effectiveness and strengthening the spiritual foundations of the audience 
10.    Specializing the research fields pertaining to Islamic philosophy and theology
11.    Determining research priorities according to necessities and needs
12.    Using the achievements of human science and knowledge along with the critical attitude toward its shortcomings and its inconsistencies with Islamic thought
13.    Prioritizing group activities and thinking together on philosophical and theological studies
14.    Observing the scientific criteria and standards and applying new methods and tools in philosophical and theological research.
 
Duties
1.    Review of philosophical and theological thought and its extension to empower philosophical and theological ideas.
2.    Dealing with the fundamental issues and theoretical foundations of philosophy and theology with the aim of deepening religious issues.
3.    Translation of important and effective philosophical and theological works in order to enrich the philosophical and theological issues.
4.    Reviewing and criticizing various philosophical and theological traditions with the aim of better Islamic teachings explanation.
5.    Study, research and implementation of research projects on the doctrinal system of Islam
6.    Identifying philosophical and theological doubts and providing appropriate responses
7.    Identifying various audiences and expressing Islamic teachings according to their needs.
8.    Creating specialized groups in order to carry out research plans and activities
9.    Providing context for dialogue among Muslim scholars and holding conferences with philosophical and theological topics
10.     Identifying and attracting researchers and supporting the scholars of the Islamic Seminary in the field of philosophy and theology with the aim of providing context for their growth and promotion.
11.    Providing research resources and context to facilitate research in the field of Islamic philosophy and theology
12.    Providing the context for the growth and enhancement of the knowledge and ability of researchers through holding classes and workshops, scientific meetings and discussions, creating opportunities for study, etc.
13.    Informing the Islamic seminaries on the novel issues and challenges of the Islamic society in the field of philosophy and theology.
14.    Communication and cooperation with organizations, institutions, authorities, cultural elites, institutes and scientific, research and executive centers in order to advance the goals of the research center.
15.    Building active and constructive relationship with other research centers and divisions of the ISCA with the aim of establishing coordination, implementing joint plans and preventing repetitive work.

At present, there are three active research departments in the research center:
1.    Department of Philosophy
2.    Department of Islamic Theology 
3.    Department for Philosophy of Ethics 
 

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The Research Center for Jurisprudence and Law was established in 1995 and its field of study is devoted to the Islamic jurisprudential and legal knowledge and its related sciences.
The works of this research center are very diverse and not limited to a particular field of jurisprudence and law, but it defines and approves those research priorities whose main characteristic of all these studies is the element of "innovation", according to criteria such as the need of the community and the lack of research in a particular topic.
One of the most important innovations of this research center is the attempt to explain and explicate the philosophy of jurisprudence and institutionalize it in studies focusing on jurisprudential science. During its scientific lifetime, in addition to review the legacy of new developments, the research center has been trying to underscore the better efficacy of Shiite jurisprudence by making     use of Shiite jurisprudential legacy and seminary scholars.

Goals
The main goals of this research center are:
1.    Explaining and revising the basics and theoretical frameworks of jurisprudential science in order to consolidate and develop it in various personal and social fields.
2.    Providing effective jurisprudential models towards responding to the basic needs and questions of contemporary human and society.
3.    Providing intelligent analysis of jurisprudential and legal teachings.
4.    Explaining the foundations and jurisprudential and legal issues in the Islamic Republic of Iran and answering its needs.
5.    Introducing and explaining the foundations, sources, territory, goals, history and methods for the inference of jurisprudence and Islamic law.
6.    Transferring the needs of the inference to the Usul science (principles of Islamic jurisprudence) and turning them into subjects in the Usul-related form.
7.    Leading profoundly Usul-related skills from purely scientific discussions to practical one.
8.    Fertilizing the knowledge capacities of jurisprudential rules in the framework of strengthening the comparative topics of jurisprudence and law.

The Scientific Departments in Research Center for Jurisprudence and Law

The Department for Philosophy of Islamic Jurisprudence and Law
This group is responsible for the research and study on jurisprudence and law with an external look and answers questions that arises in the field of methods, foundations, resources and goals of jurisprudence and Islamic law.

The Department for Jurisprudential Sciences (Usul, jurisprudence rules, Rijal  and Hadith)
This department is responsible for research and study in the field of sciences such as Usul, jurisprudential rules, Rijal and hadith.

The Department for Jurisprudential and Legal Issues 
This department is responsible for reviewing specific jurisprudential and legal issues which are challenging and brought up in the macro level of the society and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Research Deputy is one of the two deputies of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, which according to its statute fulfills the following duties:

• Proposing the supervisors of the research projects
• Recognition of the needs for research in cooperation with the institutes
• Compiling the research program of the academy from the proposals of the institutes and centers
• Checking the stages of the proposed plans and their accordance with the policies of ISCA
• Keeping track and supervising the fulfillment of the expectations of the research committee regarding the proposed research plans and publication committee for the works before publication
• Monitoring and inspecting the independent projects

The deputy has two offices

• Libraries and Documents Office
• Research Planning and Assessment Office

Libraries and Documents Office

One of the most important cultural activities, which is a base for learning and research, is the promotion of the culture of book reading and offering the technical and scientific services to the researchers. Considering the mission of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Shia Seminary of Qom in development of the public culture utilizing the potentials of the Shia Seminary of Qom, and offering educational, research, cultural services to society especially intellectuals, numerous libraries in different fields have been established.

Public libraries

Sources of the public library, collected gradually from 1966, are currently considered as the largest group of religious libraries of Iran.

• Public and lending library
• Seminary students library
• Writers’ library
• Library of manuscripts
• House of the press

Specialty library

Specialty libraries of the Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, include a significant amount of sources in four primary subjects

• Specialty library of philosophy and theology
• Specialty library of Islamic jurisprudence and law
• Specialty library of political sciences
• Specialty library of history and tradition of Ahl al-Bayt (a)

And in seven secondary subjects

• Mahdism
• References works
• Ethics and morality
• Economy
• Sociology
• Westology
• Literature and art

Quranic Culture and Knowledge Library

The specialty library of the Center for Quranic Culture and Knowledge is one of the largest specialty libraries of the Islamic Propagation Office of the Qom Seminary and one of the richest libraries of the country regarding Quranic sciences.

Research Planning and Assessment Office

The office is in charge of assuring the effectiveness and quality of the studies conducted in the academy in addressing the needs and issues of society by planning and assessing the research activities. Its duties include:

• Definition of the required regulations and revision of the existing regulations concerning research activities
• Inspecting and the quantity and quality of the activities of the faculty members
• Supervising the research activities from the contract signing to the publication of the works
• Producing periodical reports of the institutes, center, and branches and proposing modifications accordingly

Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy

Introduction
With the advent of Islamic revolution in Iran, religious studies entered a new phase of growth and proliferation. In 1979, a cultural and preaching institution was established on the order of Imam Khomeini (in Qom). This institution was later on called Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary. The main duty of this institution was to deal with cultural concerns and address religious questions raised by the newly established Islamic political system in Iran. In addition to undertaking propagation-related activities, it added (later on) education and research works, to its menu of activities.

    In 1983, the need to study Islamic original sources and the need to revive Islamic culture in accordance with the demands of time prompted the authorities to establish the first research center of Islamic Propagation Office under the title of Islamic Studies and Research Center. As this center gradually flourished, it turned into four academies (related to Islamic philosophy and Islamic theology, Jurisprudence and Laws, Political Sciences and Thought, History and Conduct of Ahlulbayt) and three research centers (belonging to revival of Islamic works, glossary of Islamic sciences and answering religious questions).

     Lack of scholarly Quranic studies (in the country)caused Islamic Propagation Office of Qom Seminary to establish an independent center to address this concern. Having attracted the best students of Quranic sciences and having already carried out many important research projects this center is now the greatest center for Quranic studies in Iran. Given the need for scholarly studies on Mahdaviyat (the belief in final savior called Mahdi), the authorities have also established Mahdaviyat Academy and Future-related studies, the first of its kind in this area.

      Considering the need for studying cultural conditions of the society and environmental requirements, in 2008, the Academy authorities began to establish a center for cultural and social studies.

   

Goals

Explicating pure knowledge of Islam and refining religious culture from dogmatism and eclecticism.

The systematic explication of Islam and presenting efficient individual and social models appropriate for the needs of contemporary world through development, cogitation and empowerment of Islamic sciences.

Provision of scientific support for systematization and efficiency of religious government and Islamic
Revolution.

     Presently, Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy (ISCA) consists of 10 research centers and two centers. Moreover, it publishes four scientific-research journals and six scientific-promotional journals.

     Being active in the past three decades, the information resources of the Academy that work in the form of general and specialized libraries are currently among the top religious libraries in the country. General library is designed for seminary writers whereas the specialized library is devoted to Islamic sciences and humanities as well as Quranic studies. The Information resources include an archive as well for specialized newspapers, magazines and periodicals.       Having published more than 1100 research works and having obtained 181 rewards for its select works in (different) festivals and scholarly circles in the country, the Academy has set a record in accomplishing its mission. It is worth mentioning that in 2010 Islamic Sciences and Research Academy was announced as a superior research institute by the fourth Farabi International Festival.

Board of Trustees

The board of trustees of the ISCA is composed of the following legal and natural persons:

1. President of the Islamic Propagation Office Of Qom Seminary (chairman)
2. Representative of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology
3. Governor of Qom
4. President of ISCA (secretary)
5. Two academic-cultural figures who have a significant role in the development and advancement of ISCA (*)
6. One or three persons from the faculty members of universities and academics (*)

* These members are appointed by the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology

The board of trustees meets at least quarterly by the invitation of the chair.

Duties and authorities of the board of trustees include:

1. Approval of the internal regulations of the board of trustees
2. Proposal of the president to the Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology
3. Approval of the organization chart and the structure of the academy and the needed regulation according to the proposition of the president of the academy
4. Trying to attract financial support for the academy
5. Approval of the employment regulations
6. Supervision and approval of the budget

• Proposal for the formation, expansion, or dissolution of institutes
• Approval of financial regulations