Author
Hossein Ajdarizadeh
Publication Date
1389
Publication Place
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Research Institute of Hawzah and University (RIHU)
Subject
Anthropology, Ontology, Sociology
Type
Periodical
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Biblioteca de la Universitat d'Alacant-BUA
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 2322-2506, EISSN: 2588-4700
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_33d4b9e60f2348ff91c8533beca50d9d
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Date
1389
Notes
The author of the present paper tries to view the ontological foundations of sociology from the Quranic perspective. Using the verses of the holy Quran, he considers God, man, earth, and the relationship between man and other men as four main components of a human society. Centralizing two elements, i.e. man and his relationship, he makes an analysis of either of them and then deals with two other elements and their impact on these two element. Such an approach has turned the current man-oriented sociology into a God-oriented one within which man is just a trustee. According to this view of the Quran, man is a two-dimensional being: celestial and terrestrial, i.e. he has an infinite desire both for virtues and vices. This will also occur in human society which is the product of individuals' thoughts, views, moralities and tendencies. In this approach, three elements of power, cognition, and opposite tendencies pave the way for the most distinctive feature of man, i.e. man's free will. According to the Holy Quran, too much involvement of man and human society in animal tendencies and external affairs (nature and earth), on the one hand, and man's oblivion of his divine self and disobedience to God, on the other hand, will result in man's individual and collective alienation. The most important factor for removal of this stat is obedience to God and knowledge of real self. The author finally concludes that in order to have a full view of human society we should always pay due attention to two main elements of society, that is, man and community. The sort of relationship between these two elements and God and nature has an important impact on man's individual and social behavior.
Sample Text
Islām va ʻulūm-i ijtimāʻī (Online), 1389-05, Vol.2 (3), p.55-84
