Cultural Problems of the Muslim World and Their Solutions According to Imam Khomeini

Knowledge of the countries' backwardness causes, especially developing countries, was the subject of research and interest of many thinkers in the 70s and later. Cultural problems are the most important reasons for this backwardness with complex and ambiguous dimensions, which need more attention from Muslim thinkers. The study of Imam Khomeini's thoughts and views about Muslim countries' cultural problems regarding his intellectual, jurisprudential, and political position can better understand the contexts of these problems and their solutions. To find the answer, the authors used the theory of crisis of Thomas Spragens. According to Imam Khomeini, the results indicated that the cultural problems of the Muslim world are rooted in spiritual dependence and self-destruction against the West. The characteristics of an ideal society from Imam Khomeini are cultural independence, divine law authority, the transforming community to a divine-human being, freedom of thought, and pondering Islamic awareness and awakening. To achieve such a society, he seeks a solution to the unity of the Muslim world and the severance of cultural ties with the West.