Comparative study of needs and priorities of Quranic activities of citizens in different provinces of the country using hierarchical analysis method

In recent decades, attention to the Quran and the planning of Quranic activities in Islamic societies, especially after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, has been considered by experts and social and cultural planners. In the meantime, paying attention to the needs and priorities of Quranic activities and examining the attitude of the people as the audience of these activities is of special importance. Based on this, the main purpose of this article is to examine the most important needs and priorities of Quranic programs and activities in Iranian society. In this regard, using hierarchical analysis method, the priority of different types of Quranic propaganda-promotional, educational, research, management, moral, group and artistic-literary activities has been studied and using paired comparisons, the needs and priorities of Quranic activities in provinces of Tehran, Isfahan, Mazandaran, Kordestan, Gilan, Qom and Khorasan Razavi have been determined. In general, the results of the paired comparison process of the criteria show the priority of Quranic activities in the mentioned provinces equal to 14, 12, 11, 27, 20, 4 and 2%, respectively.