Qur’an and Social Sciences

Qur’an and Social Sciences

The Function of Social Monotheism in Social Effectiveness and Structure, with Emphasis on the Verses of the Qur'an

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
mohammad arab salehi 1
farideh pishvaei 2
1 Professor of Logic Department of Understanding Religion, Institute of Islamic Culture and Though
2 Researcher of Al-Zahra Qom community
10.22034/arq.2024.196978
Abstract
Social monotheism, which is the result of a social and practical understanding of the principle of monotheism, in Ayatollah Khamenei's view, is a social theory and a general structure of life. In this regard he proposes the hypothesis of the function of social monotheism in the theoretical foundations and monotheistic society, including social “effectiveness” and “structure”. Therefore, this article aims to investigate the effects and results of the social understanding of monotheism in the duality of social effectiveness and structure, focusing on the verses of the Holy Qur'an. This research has been conducted using the descriptive-analytical method based on library data and the logic of understanding verses and rational reasoning. The results show that both effectiveness and structure are influenced by social monotheism. The centrality of obedience to God in social relations, truth-centeredness and denying the worship of whims in the social movement are among the results of the function of social monotheism in terms of effectiveness. And the negation of the plurality in worship and polytheistic models, the common social destiny of the Islamic Ummah, social control through the duty of enjoining good and forbidding what is evil, and Itibariyat ba’d al-Ijtima’ (conventional perceptions after civilization), the establishment of conventional institutions, and giving a monotheistic direction to social institutions and organizations are the output of the function of social monotheism in terms of structure. Divine traditions are also inviolable social laws that result from the social and collective deeds of people, and as a beyond-human agent, it participates in the macro-transformations and fate of societies.  
Keywords
Social Monotheism
Effectiveness
Structure
The Qur’an
Function

Subjects

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Qur’an and Social Sciences
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 13
Spring 2024
Pages 142-173

  • Receive Date 28 January 2024
  • Revise Date 02 May 2024
  • Accept Date 06 May 2024