Fulfillment of the Religious Democracy Discourse in the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Impact on Iran's Political Development

With the dawn of the Islamic Revolution of Iran and in the light of the teachings of Shiism and under the guidance of Imam Khomeini, an attempt was made to achieve democracy, and on this basis, it became a necessity to propose the theory for a policy orientation and several attempts were made to examine what democracy was. But many aspects of this issue are still ambiguous and require research. In the interim, the most important aspect of the debate is determining the relationship between democracy and indigenization and environmental requirements. The purpose of this research is to assess the relationship between the realization of the indigenous discourse of religious democracy and its impact on political development in the Islamic Republic of Iran. On the basis of this, it will be discussed that what differences the religious discourse has had distinctively from republicanism in its classical sense, which has been able to dominate our political culture. Because of the substantial role of religion in the discourse of religious democracy from the perspective of Imam Khomeini, how can its role to the development and political development be analyzed? The method of this research is analytical-explanatory. Considering that Islamic development means development of mankind and the achievement of the full human capabilities and improvement of the material and cultural, social and political environment as a universal concept and incorporating ethical, spiritual and material dimensions, hence, in religious democracy discourse, development is considered to be a purpose-oriented, value-based, and religious-humanitarian activity whose purpose is to increase the comfort and tranquility of human beings in all aspects of existence, so such a discourse can be the basis for political development in all its dimensions.