The Construction and Psychometric Validation of an Assessment Scale for the Iranian High School Adolescents' Religiosity

The aim of this research was to answer the following questions: What are the factors and aspects of Islamic civilization (in terms of material and spiritual dimensions) and what is the relationship between these two dimensions? The content analysis of Imam Khomeini's written works was applied in this research. The results showed that a) the Islamic civilization is a truth in which the material and spiritual dimensions are along with each other; b) some of the aspects of Islamic civilization are as follows: knowledge, advancement and welfare, spirituality, safety, policy, Islamic nation, Islamic unity, etc.; c) according to the Imam Khomeini's thought, the Islamic civilization is monotheism-centered and all of the mentioned aspects are based on the monotheism; d) if the knowledge, technology, and material advancement are managed by the reason and revelation, the society will go to the evolution and excellence and if they are not managed by the reason and revelation, the society will decline.