Criticism of the Western Civilizational Status from the Perspective of Imam Khamenei Based on the Quran

Civilizations, like other social phenomena, are always changing and transforming. What is called the modern Western civilization is a set of political, social, economic, and cultural achievements in the West that have been manifested in the form of secular political systems and the capitalist economic system. However, this civilization has been criticized and viewed from different perspectives by Imam Khamenei. Accordingly, recognizing the nature and type of His Highness's view of Western civilization is a fundamental issue in understanding this phenomenon. Quranic evidence of the Supreme Leader's thought in criticizing the state of Western civilization can be found in Surah Al-Zukhruf (verses 51 to 56), money-oriented democracy in Surah Al-Shura (verse 38), arrogant temperament in Surah Al-A'raf (verse 88), theoretical deadlock in Surah Al-Qasas (verse 5), modern ignorance in Surah Yasin (verse 36), An-Naml (verse 55), and parties (verse 33).
Objective: The main objective of this research is to criticize Western civilization from Imam Khamenei's perspective based on the Quran.
Scope: The scope of the present research is the civilizational situation of the West
Research Method: The research method is an inquiry
Findings: Based on the findings of this research, the most important criticisms of modern Western civilization from Imam Khamenei's perspective are money-oriented democracy, arrogant nature, theoretical deadlock, moral crisis, oppression, and modern ignorance.
Keywords: Western civilization, Imam Khamenei, money-oriented democracy, arrogant nature, theoretical deadlock, Quranic thought, modern ignorance