Qur’an and Social Sciences

Qur’an and Social Sciences

Analysis of the Role of Certainty in the Formation of a Morality-based Social System due to the Order of Revelation of the Meccan Verses

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
reyhaneh poorkhalili 1
ali qazanfari 2
1 Level 3, Qur'anic and Hadith Sciences, Al-Zahra Qom Community, Qom, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, University of Holy Quran Sciences and Education, Qom, Iran
10.22034/arq.2023.354116.1115
Abstract
Social systems define the basic principles and requirements for human growth and advancement. Various factors play a role in the formation of a morality-based social system with the aim of bringing happiness to humanity. Among psychological traits, “guiding” and “performing” are two factors in the formation of the social system on the basis of Qur'anic ethics. This research, using a descriptive-analytical method, investigates the role of the guiding personality traits in the formation of the morality-based social system, and explains the role of certainty as one of the guiding personality traits in the formation of the ethical social system. By following the order of revelation of the Meccan verses which calling to adhere to ethics is one of the distinguishing features of this group of verses, the interpretation odds are reduced, the exact meaning of the verses becomes clear, and many ambiguity is removed.
The results show that after prosperity and the formation of certainty, the existence of man and his soul does not take any step except in the pursuit of fulfilling the divine commands, and to achieve this goal, man seeks to form a systematic social group that guarantees the growth and perfection of the individual and society.
Keywords
Morality-based Social System
Moral Society
Guiding Moral Traits
the Qur'anic Moral System
Performing Moral Traits
Morality in the Qur'an

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 31 July 2022
  • Revise Date 28 May 2023
  • Accept Date 19 July 2023