Qur’an and Social Sciences

Qur’an and Social Sciences

A Qur’anic Study of the Role of Honesty in Creating Serenity and Its Exceptions in the Islamic Society

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Institute of Strategic Studies of Islamic Sciences and Education, Mashhad District, Mashhad, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Theology, Institute of Strategic Studies of Islamic Sciences and Education, Mashhad District, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
According to the verses and narrations, honesty is one of the basic and very
important methods for creating serenity and peace in the Islamic society, which
people overlook or do not properly realize its role. One of the basic questions
is how the verses and narrations provide a way to create serenity in society
through behavioral components of honesty and its exceptions? The purpose
of this research is to explain the role of the behavioral component of honesty
in achieving personal and social peace using a descriptive analytical method
based on verses and narrations. In this regard, first, the fundamental difference
between Islam and ethical schools about honesty was presented, then the types
of honesty and the dimensions of each of them in obtaining peace and serenity
in society were examined.
Finally, in order to provide a comprehensive package, the alternative behaviors
of honesty in special cases and its exceptions and their role in achieving the
calmness of people in society were examined. Among the results of the research
from the perspective of verses and hadiths, honesty has two dimensions, personal
and social, each of which has a significant role in achieving peace. Among the
alternative behaviors of honesty, we can point out Tawriyah and truthful speech,
which can be a factor of peace in some cases in society. The exceptional cases
of the behavioral component of honesty are issues such as the expediency of
saving life, wealth and honor, the expediency of reconciling relations among
people, deception in war, and the creation of discord among family members.
Keywords

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  • Receive Date 11 July 2022
  • Revise Date 27 April 2023
  • Accept Date 01 July 2023