soraya barzegarnezhad; hamid hoseini; ali hosein ehteshami
Abstract
Although the category of "lifestyle" is a new addition to the modern social sciences and psychology, the main elements of lifestyle are not new topics. What appears to be new are the methods of studying this category and not its main constitutive elements. The subject of lifestyle has always been ...
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Although the category of "lifestyle" is a new addition to the modern social sciences and psychology, the main elements of lifestyle are not new topics. What appears to be new are the methods of studying this category and not its main constitutive elements. The subject of lifestyle has always been of interest to followers of religions and human schools of throughout history. In addition to the explication of their principles, the divine messengers, theologians, mystics, philosophers, literary men, historians and others have tried to transfer their ideal and desirable way of life to their students and readers, and this important goal has been achieved through modeling and imitation. Even in cases where the imitation of modeling has not been specified by a religion and a school of thought, this work has occurred spontaneously. The present article is an attempt to examine Imam Ali’s (AS) expressed thoughts in the form of sermons, letters, and insights from his noble book, Nahj al-Balagheh, to identify the constructive and influential elements of his desirable lifestyle, as well as some obstacles and factors hindering it. The authors have done their best to study lifestyle considered optimal by Imam Ali's (AS), but since Imam's words about lifestyle are so extensive, it is not possible to study all of them and their dimensions in one article.
