Although the issue of cultural management and the role of states in this regard have always been emphasized by the experts of this field and a variety of papers and books have been published, the present study aimed to investigate the concept of cultural management and the role of the state in cultural management planning. Then, the requirement of an Islamic model in this regard was emphasized. Culture refers to a set of knowledge, behaviors and beliefs that are distinct in a specific human community. Considering the ambiguity of the concept of culture and its direct relation with humans, theoreticians investigated its association with state and, in general, governing from different perspectives. Though culture directs many aspects and areas in the society and people's lives, it is on a larger scale the state that can play an important role in determining the place of culture and planning in cultural management. Considering the theory of the state in Islam and the necessity of forming a religious state to implement the divine decrees from the very beginning of Islam and the formation of the Islamic state by the Prophet (PBUH) and then by Imam Ali (PBUH), it is clear that an Islamic state has paid full attention to the issue of culture and cultural education, as well as the cultural management of the society, emphasizing the requirement of planning. Planning as one of the requirements of cultural management contains different stages including clarifying the perspectives, missions, and results of the culture area, as well as developing and coordinating the speculations in the cultural structures of the society. The present study investigated the concept of cultural management and the role of the Islamic state in the requirement of planning in cultural management and an Islamic model in this regard.
