Examining the various dimensions of the culturally-forming intellectual currents of the infallible Imams (AS) in each period can more fully explain part of the political and intellectual history of that period; therefore, it is essential to understand the thought, discourse, and intellectual strategies of Imam Hadi (AS) as the leader of the Imami Shiites in Iran and other Islamic lands. Cultural strategies are one of the essential components in advancing goals because in this way, beliefs and a proper human way of life can be transferred to the society. The ruthless violence and tyranny of the Abbasid Caliphate had caused numerous intellectual and cultural challenges for Islamic societies, including Iran; despite the difficult conditions of his era, Imam Hadi (AS) engaged in discourse-building, software movement, and the creation of a cultural current-building movement through thought-centered and culturally-influential strategies and with the guidance of Shiite thinkers in Iran, especially in Qom, Ahvaz, Rey, and Khorasan.
This research was conducted with a descriptive-analytical approach, and its results indicate the following important points: Imam focused on the software movement by cultivating and guiding talented and efficient intellectual forces and the intellectual growth of society, and preserved and strengthened the intellectual flow of the followers of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) in Iran and other Islamic lands; he answered people's questions directly or through his students, debated with opponents, and encouraged his companions and students to engage in various cultural activities within society, including disciple-making, dispelling people's ambiguities, writing books, debating, and exposing deviant thoughts.