Explaining the thinking layers of the model of progress in Imam Khomeini's thought by using the grounded theory strategy

One of the concerns of modernist Muslim thinkers during the last 150 years has been to investigate the causes of the backwardness of Islamic societies and to try to provide a solution to realize a kind of indigenous and religion-based model of the concept of development. Therefore, we are witnessing the formation of a variety of development patterns in leading Islamic countries such as Iran, Malaysia, Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which have resulted in different patterns from each other according to the local requirements of the domestic societies and the type of reading of Islam. Question). In this research, by applying the data-based theorizing strategy, we aim to explain and understand the thinking layers of the thought of progress from the perspective of Imam Khomeini during his ten-year leadership period on the Islamic Republic of Iran (research method). Therefore, the research question can be expressed as follows: considering the importance and central position of the thought of development in Imam Khomeini's view, what components are its layers of thought based on? (Research Question) Based on the categorization and categorization of existing research findings, the thinking layers of Imam Khomeini's thought of progress are based on 5 major axes: identification of drivers, preparation, utopianism, the necessities of the development model, and the goals of the development model. Based on this, the model of development in the eyes of Imam Khomeini should be studied as a coherent and structured system of thought, which includes the idea of progress with the aim of deepening monotheistic culture, and developing a moral society based on psychological needs, elements of Islamic culture and emphasizing It emphasizes the different dimensions of human existence, with the view of the historical experience of civilization and away from the challenges of non-native models.