The Islamic Development Organization ( Persian: سازمان تبلیغات اسلامی ایران) is an Iranian religious and cultural organization. [1] [2] It was created by Rouhollah Khomeini after the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and is under the supervision of the Supreme Leader. [3] This organization was originally created in the summer of 1982 to promote the ideologies of the Islamic Republic. [4]
History
It was formed after the revolution based on the decree of the 1st Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. [5] [6] in 1981. [7] [8] The Organization is an independent legal entity managed by the supreme leader of Iran. [9]
Name
The initial name of the Islamic Development Organization was "The Institution of Islamic Development Council" ( Persian: نهاد شورای عالی تبلیغات اسلامی). This was later changed to "Islamic Development Organization" on 3 April 1989. [10]
Chiefs
Ahmad Jannati was the first chief. [15] He was succeeded by Mahmoud Mohammadi Araghi for ten years, followed by Seyyed Mahdi Khamoushi and Mohammad Qomi. [16] [17] [18]
Goals
The goals of the Organization are:
- Revive and promote Islam in all needed fields, and develop Islamic ethics among people, particularly youth.
- Defend the principles of Islam, the Islamic republic system, and the Islamic revolution aims.
- Quantitative and qualitative development of religious promotion. [19]
Dependent organizations
- Soore University
- Mehr News Agency
- The Artistic Sect
- Research Institute for Islamic Promotion and Studies, Baqir al-Uloom
- Darol-Quran al-Karim Organization
- Tebyan Cultural Institute
- Amirkabir (publisher)
- Ketab Shahr Company
- Tehran Times English-language newspaper
- Organization of Islamic Education Schools
ِDuties
21 duties were approved by the board of trustees, including:
- Policy making, planning, guidance, organizing, supporting, and supervising public religious promotion.
- Revival and development of Shia education, culture and history.
- Surveying "misleading advertising," and "cultural invasion" from political opponents.
- Co-operation within ministries, governmental organizations (and other related institutions) in order to develop Islamic education and culture.
- Founding of information centers in specialty, promotion and religious fields. [20]
See also
- Soore University
- Mehr News Agency
- Tebyan Cultural Institute
- Amirkabir (publisher)
- Tehran Times English-language newspaper
- Islamic Culture and Communication Organization
- Islamic Development Coordination Council
- Housing Foundation of Islamic Revolution
References
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- ^ Islamic development organization rasanews.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Familiarity with the Islamic Development Organization hamshahrionline.ir
- ^ Anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Development Organization hawzah.net
- ^ The new constitution of Iran's Islamic development organization mehrnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Knowing Islamic development organization hamshahrionline.ir Retrieved 3 Feb 2019
- ^ Islamic development organization, in a nutshell dana.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Founding of Islamic development organization (of Iran) by the order of Imam Khomeini todaytime.ir Retrieved2 Feb 2019
- ^ Statute of Islamic development organization Archived 2019-05-10 at the Wayback Machine rc.majlis.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ founding anniversary of "Islamic development organization" hawzah.net Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Photo/ A group meeting of the officials of the development organization with the leader of the revolution
- ^ General Director of Islamic Propaganda of Isfahan Province: Islamic development Organization needs transformation
- ^ Head of Islamic Development Organization: Serving the people knows no boundaries
- ^ General Manager of Women's Affairs of the Islamic Propaganda Organization: Using artistic creativity in development and religious propositions
- ^ Ayatollah Jannati, the (first) chief of the Islamic development organization imam-khomeini.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Hujjatul-Islam Qomi, the --new-- chief of Islamic development organization Archived 2019-12-11 at the Wayback Machine farsnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ The Chief of Islamic Development Organization, Mohammad Qomi mashreghnews.ir Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ New Head of Islamic Development Organization Appointed Archived 2020-09-23 at the Wayback Machine en.alkawthartv.com Retrieved 4 Feb 2019
- ^ The new constitution of the Islamic development organization (of Iran) Archived 2019-04-03 at the Wayback Machine farsnews.com Retrieved 2 Feb 2019
- ^ Founding anniversary of "Islamic development organization" iqna.ir Retrieved 4 Feb 2019