Qur’an and Social Sciences

Qur’an and Social Sciences

The Principles of Social Satire in the Holy Qur’an

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohammad Reza Nia Hosseini 1
mahdi mahmoudi 2
roohola motaghinik 3
1 Faculty of Ilam University
2 Doctoral student of Ilam University
3 Master of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Azad University of Qom, Qom, Iran
10.22034/arq.2024.196977
Abstract
Criticism through humor and satire is one of the most significant ways of conveying the message to the addressee, and because it is accompanied by joy and laughter, it can convey the deepest intentions of the addresser in simple terms and easily influence the feelings and emotions of the addressee, in a way that it is not possible in ordinary speech to be realized. This research aims to achieve the Qur’anic principles of social satire based on the comprehensive system of teachings of the Holy Qur’an as the perfect divine undistortionable book. The question of the research is: What are the principles upon which the Holy Qur’an is based in order to introduce acceptable and correct social satire? This research uses qualitative content analysis with inductive approach and descriptive-analytical method in achieving the abovementioned principles. The results of the current research show that, based on Qur’anic teachings, the orientation of the Qur’anic principles of social satire is not one-dimensional and one-sighted, but rather has a purposeful and comprehensive approach, in the dual realm of material and spiritual life, and it is set on the basis of unchangeable human nature (Fitrat) in the context of the divine devotion towards the goal of man’s perfection (closeness to God), and eventually, principles such as "reformation of the individual and society, centrality of dual-dimensional content, preservation of human dignity, and realism" have been deduced from the verses of the Holy Qur'an.
Keywords
Satire
The Qur’an and Satire
Social Satire
Principles of Satire
Acceptable Satire

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 01 December 2023
  • Revise Date 17 February 2024
  • Accept Date 06 April 2024