The Impact of the Intellectual Discourse of Imam Reza (A.S.) on the Geography and Environmental Planning of Iran

Asadi, Behrad; Gharadaghi, Masoumeh; Asadi, Amirali

doi:10.22034/ijs.2025.430269.1270

The Impact of the Intellectual Discourse of Imam Reza (A.S.) on the Geography and Environmental Planning of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Behrad Asadi ¹

Masoumeh Gharadaghi ²

Amirali Asadi ³

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of History, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of History, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar Branch, Shabestar, Iran.

³ Student of Educational Counseling and Guidance, Farhangian University of Imam Ali (A.S.), Rasht, Iran.

10.22034/ijs.2025.430269.1270

Abstract

The migration of Imam Reza (A.S.) to Iran and his enlightening and reformist religious presence led to fundamental transformations in the cultural, social, and political spheres, and particularly in environmental interactions and the emergence of new variables within the geographical fabric of Iran. The introduction of novel knowledge and the expansion of the intellectual milieu, through the implementation of changes in attitudes, perspectives, and conduct, so profoundly disrupted the geographical atmosphere of Iran that the agglomeration of environmental planning underwent a conceptual metamorphosis, resulting in the emergence of a new discourse of environmental planning with a cultural approach. The main research question is: What were the impacts of the presence of Imam Reza (A.S.) in Iran, in terms of environmental planning, on the expansion of the scientific and intellectual sphere of Iranian society? The results and findings indicate that with the presence of Imam Reza (A.S.) in Iran, people were guided towards spirituality, and after his martyrdom, through the promotion of the culture of pilgrimage and the presence of the invited Sayyids, the construction of buildings such as mosques and seminaries, and the strengthening of Shi›a culture-which is directly related to the presence of the Imam and his holy shrine-experienced substantial growth.

Keywords

Imam Reza (A.S.)

Iran

Intellectual Discourse

Geography

Migration

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Subjects

امام رضا علیه السلام و هنر، معماری و شهرسازی

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