Identifying Cultural Issues in Policy Making Process from the Perspective of Verses of Holly Quran

The present study aims at identifying, classifying and prioritizing Cultural issues in policy making Process from the perspective of verses of Holly Quran.

The research population included religious experts and gurus from whom 7 individuals were selected for the first stage (in depth interview and focus group) using mixed method (qualitative-quantitative) and 12 individuals were selected for the second phase (using questionnaire for at identifying, classifying and prioritizing issues).

Analysis of the data resulted in identifying the most important issues based on verses of Holly Quran and reliable Shia interpretations. Based on this, 2201 verses of Quran were categorized into 7 categories, 170 codes and two dimensions (theoretical and practical). After conducting binomial and Fridman tests in SPSS, 144 codes were identified and prioritized which represent the most significant cultural issues derived from verses of Quran. Conclusion Eventually, it is recommended that the identified indices be used in handling cultural issues both at organizational as well as national level.