The Mechanism of Social Change from the Perspective of the Qur'an based on the Course of Revelation

Document Type : The Quarterly Jornal

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1 PhD in Qur'anic Interpretation and Sciences from Al-Mustafa Society, Qom, Iran (Corresponding Author)

2 Professor and Director of the Department of History, Baqir Al-Olum University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Since ancient times, understanding society and its issues has been at least part of the scientific efforts of scientists. The concern of explaining social changes and transformations that occur at the level of social institutions and structures, and providing a proper explanation of it, were the issues that led to the creation of a science called sociology. Sociologists have offered multiple and in some cases opposite perspectives on social change since they look at society from different angles and levels of analysis. According to religion (worldview, Shariah and ethics), psychological motivations, economics and action, which became the basis for the formation of basic sociological ideas, are the most important components in the analysis of social change. Contemplating the verses of the Qur'an and analyzing them based on these components, considering the revelation movement (of the Qur'an), can be a solution to present a Qur'anic model of the mechanism of social change. After contemplating the verses and quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data, the mechanism of social change from the perspective of the Qur'an is a multidimensional and cyclical process. In this process, the worldview and beliefs of individuals in society as the basis of social change affects their actions and causes reproduction or changes in structures, but this effect is not unilateral. Eventually, from the perspective of the Qur'an, any analysis to understand social change and its mechanism must focus on the interrelationship between belief and action

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Journal of Islam and Social Studies
Volume 9, Issue 35 - Serial Number 35
ExecutiveExpert
January 2022
Pages 45-82

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  • Receive Date: 22 February 2021
  • Accept Date: 02 January 2022

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