The Role of Wills in Controlling Social Culture from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

Ghorbanian, Mojtaba; Nadi, Hamidreza; Kerdari-Markid, Somayeh

doi:10.22034/jksl.2023.413617.1242

The Role of Wills in Controlling Social Culture from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

Authors

Mojtaba Ghorbanian ¹

Hamidreza Nadi ²

Somayeh Kerdari-Markid ³

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Faculty of Quranic Sciences of Iswfahan, University of Quranic Sciences and Teachings of Quran, Qom, Iran

² Associate Professor of National Security, Faculty of Farabi Sciences and Technologies, Farabi University, Tehran, Iran

³ Master's student in Quranic Sciences, Faculty of Quranic Sciences of Isfahan, University of Quranic Sciences and Teachings of the Quran, Qom, Iran

10.22034/jksl.2023.413617.1242

Abstract

Social culture is a set of values, beliefs, customs, symbols, and institutions that develop in a society over time and deeply influence the behavior, attitudes, and identities of individuals. Social culture is influenced by the evolution of society and social changes. Wills play a significant role in controlling social culture, and this influence can be observed in various forms such as shaping values and beliefs, changing customs and traditions, and altering behaviors. Since social culture plays a crucial role in shaping the collective and individual identities of individuals and in society's resilience against damages, the researcher seeks to explain the role of wills, namely the will of God and humans, in controlling social culture from the perspective of the Holy Quran. Through the examination of verses from the Holy Quran, 154 verses related to wills and 218 verses related to social culture were extracted. The main objective is to elucidate the role of wills in controlling social culture in society. This research was conducted using a qualitative method and based on the Grounded Theory, with software coding in MaxQDA and analysis of verses. The statistical community consisted of verses and interpretations and 120 experts in Quranic sciences and university professors, and efforts were made to select real relevant individuals in their fields. Data collection methods included library research and fieldwork based on questionnaires. SPSS and MaxQDA software were used for data analysis. Based on the research findings, in the realm of control and supervision, factors such as God's warning to humans, God's surveillance of hidden actions, human awareness of their behaviors on the Day of Judgment, recording and registering their deeds, God's specific knowledge of human actions, and in the realm of enjoining good and forbidding evil, factors such as the truthfulness of enjoiners of good, their upbringing and education, their truthfulness in enjoining good, their adherence to virtues, and the knowledge of enjoiners of good, hold greater importance.

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Keywords

Holy Quran

Wills

Control

Culture

Society

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Subjects

culture

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