Social Control in Nahj al-Balaghah: Basics and Examples

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Research Institute for University and Hawzah, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Social control is one of the most important tools for preventing, reducing, and combating social crimes and deviations, but also one of the most effective levers, along with the proper use of the socialization process, for the realization and continuity of the ideal society. Thinkers of social sciences have provided valuable insights and solutions by explaining the concept of social control and how it works in society. In the meantime, the divine religions, especially the school of Islam, have explicit and clear teachings about control and its examples. Nahj al-Balaghah, after the Holy Quran, is one of the most valuable scientific and cultural heritage of Shiism, which has clear propositions in this regard. The present study seeks to explain and introduce the theoretical foundations and examples of social control from the perspective of Imam Ali in Nahj al-Balaghah. The propositions of this book present a value system, a system of comprehensive supervision and control in which the executives and managers of the community and those who are in charge of the treasury, but also the general public, are responsible and accountable. This study has examined this issue in a descriptive-analytical method and based on the analysis of selected data from the text of the book. The findings of the study indicate the attention of God and His agents, as well as the need to use forces and adopt mechanisms to monitor the performance of executives and those who have access to the treasury or are in contact with the people.

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Journal of Islam and Social Studies
Volume 9, Issue 35 - Serial Number 35
ExecutiveExpert
January 2022
Pages 83-107

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  • Receive Date: 15 February 2021
  • Revise Date: 20 July 2021
  • Accept Date: 07 September 2021

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