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.
zari pishgar; morteza semnoon; seedmohammadesmaeil seedhashemy
Volume 19, Issue 2 , January 0, , Pages 83-110
Abstract
The lifestyle in its preliminary form, can be considered as a package of behavioral styles with patterned choices, through which people can signify their own identity and its differences and similarities with others’ identities. The man’s conception of the world, God, one’s self, the ...
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The lifestyle in its preliminary form, can be considered as a package of behavioral styles with patterned choices, through which people can signify their own identity and its differences and similarities with others’ identities. The man’s conception of the world, God, one’s self, the start and end of his life and his internalized values, all can directly affect one’s choices which form his/her lifestyle. The critical stance of family in the world today highlights the necessity of introducing the Islamic lifestyle. Although there are various sources which deal with lifestyle from an Islamic point of view, the effective basic principles of Islamic family lifestyle have not received enough attention. To bridge the gap, the present study deals with the basic anthropological principles of family lifestyle. The research method adopted in the study is descriptive-analytical with a focus on several narrative texts and commentaries. The argument is that, considering the anthropological principles, the family lifestyle from the Islamic point of view differs greatly from the lifestyles emerging from the humanistic and non-religious thought systems.
