Author

Associate Professor of Political Geography, Imam Hossein University

Abstract

By relying on the identification of the capacities and capabilities that are the basis of convergence in the Islamic world, and on the other hand the divergent factors that threaten the continuity of the Muslim world, and considering the need to address the future and to attempt to build it in In order to provide the resources of the Islamic world, this paper examines the concept of future thinking and introduces it into the field of scientific discussions and then addresses the possible futures for the Islamic world.
Future research is in fact the decision-making about the future in the present. The knowledge and insight that future-research makes available to the researcher will help him in acquiring a superior position in the competitive field, and as a result of understanding the forces and factors affecting personal and organizational activities, Will make him/her more vigilant about the possible changes in the future. In fact, using the imagination of possible events and evaluating probabilities, one can equip oneself and others for the future, identify opportunities and challenges and plan against them or to acquire them.

Keywords

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