Identification of Islamic City Drivers by Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis or IPA

Considering the huge volume of studies conducted in the field of Islamic city during the last century; The amount, variety and sometimes contradictions and fragmentation of the results of these studies on the one hand and the need to precisely answer the unanswered questions in this field on the other hand; Also, the necessity of principled action in order to formulate the theoretical foundations of the Islamic city, the importance of this research can be considered as an effort to explain the concept of the Islamic city.

This study extracts and identifies the drivers of the Islamic city from reliable jurisprudential sources (Quran and Nahj al-Balaghah).

The present study is an exploratory and qualitative research. This study aimed at finding the drivers of the Islamic city by examining the related documents and texts (Quran and Nahj al-Balaghah) through "interpretive phenomenological analysis".

The results of the study place the drivers of the Islamic city in three categories: monotheism, justice and security.

Monotheism as the first driver, is a fundamental keyword in the realization of the Islamic school and a prominent feature in the appearance of Islamic cities and its inhabitants. The development of the concept of monotheism, which can lead to the realization of the Islamic city, is formed in accordance with the works of the Islamic references through social capital and the realization of good spiritual governance. Justice is the second driver identified by the present study to explain the characteristics of the Islamic city. Apart from the religion of Islam and its persistent emphasis on the realization of the principle of justice among Muslims and the recommendation to its realization, justice is the key word and the main goal of all approaches and theories to achieve a livable and human-oriented city. Security, as the basis for the existence of any residential area and the continuation of the process of life and development, is the third identified driver for the realization of the Islamic city.