What is Western civilization in Imam Musa Sadr's opinion

The main purpose of this article is to present Imam Musa Sadr's view on what Western civilization is and its characteristics. This issue has not been discussed in Sadr's opinion so far, and therefore the topics of the article and the arguments raised in this field are completely new and can be read in the framework of Sadr's civilizational theory. Sadr's look at Western civilization is a deep look based on knowledge and according to the ideas and existing realities. From the author's point of view, Sadr considers the only civilization that can compete with Islamic civilization to be Western civilization, and for this reason, he has criticized and evaluated this civilization in various cases, and in order to explain his view on Islamic civilization, he has distinguished the current and dominant civilization. The West has important criticisms. Therefore, in the present article, we will discuss some of these criticisms with the method of theme analysis, which are very important in understanding the western civilization. An important point that can be presented as a finding of the article is that because the Islamic world does not repeat the way of the West and learns from its harms, it should get to know the civilization of the West. From Sadr's point of view, Western civilization is a declining civilization, according to Sadr's intellectual and philosophical view of this civilization, but the West is trying to continue its life with various means. One of these tools is the imposition of wars and conflicts all over the world, especially in the Middle Eastregion, where most of the energy resources lie. The West wants to continue to dominate the energy resources in the Middle East region. From Sadr's point of view, the existence of Israel in the region and its support by the Western world as the result of Western civilization and the main defender of Western interests in the West Asian region can be justified under the political philosophy of Western civilization. Therefore, supporting this regime is a form of supporting the principle of Western civilization. In fact, Israel is a mirror of the whole view of Western civilization and it shows the West's pretentious face well. It became clear from the brief discussions that Imam Musa Sadr has serious and deep discussions about Western civilization. What stands out among these topics is his critical approach to Western civilization. This critical view is more focused on the intellectual, philosophical, religious and moral foundations than the appearances and superstructures of such a civilization. From Sadr's point of view, these civilization indicators are associated more clearly in issues such as the colonization of other nations and the tragedies that have befallen other nations. Therefore, the consequences of Western civilization are so great in Sadr's opinion that Muslim nations should not neglect these consequences for a moment. An example of the consequences of Western civilization can be seen in the establishment and domination of the Zionist regime in the heart of the Middle East. Racial discrimination, confusion and aimlessness, the emergence of colorful dictators in the region, the determination of the boundaries and territory of thinking and the creation of Israel, as a product and result of Western civilization, are only part of the consequences of Western civilization that have affected many countries. This is why Israel becomes absolute evil and absolute falsehood.