The mosque has had various functions since the early days of Islam until now. These functions have different cultural and communicative aspects. Promoting Quranic culture has been particularly central and important among the cultural and communicative functions of the mosque. The expansion of culture centered around the mosque within Islamic teachings and the traditions of the Ahl al-Bayt has special significance. The leader of the Islamic Revolution also announced the policy of expanding mosques as Quranic bases in 2022, in line with these teachings. The realization of this policy leads to the expansion of Quranic culture as a civilizational matter centered around the mosque.
To achieve this policy, it is necessary to conduct research, and one of the most important research areas is to examine the cultural and communicative functions of Quranic centers in mosques. Presenting and realizing these cultural and communicative functions in the mosque can contribute to the expansion of Quranic culture as tangible cultural matters across various communicative layers.
After understanding the issue and its theoretical framework, data were gathered through interviews with experts (31 interviews). Following the data collection phase, using thematic analysis, 211 basic themes, 61 organizing themes, and 11 overarching themes were extracted. Based on the results obtained, 8 overarching themes emerged as cultural functions (promotional-educational, training-educational, network-building, civilizational cohesion, creating a social organization of the community, public participation, supportive and service-oriented) and 3 overarching themes (establishing civilizational network links, engaging with the audience, and media production) emerged as communicative functions. These functions contribute to the realization of Quranic matters in society as a Quranic base.