Abstract:
The first aim of this article is to present Zahed’s conceptual–operational model of freedom on the basis of Islamic thoughts. The second goal is to distinguish how freedom would run in the Islamic society according to this operational model. Finally, we will talk about the differences between this new conceptualization of freedom and the secular one. We will introduce theoretical, social and cultural dimensions of Zahed’s approach to freedom and then talk about what and how freedom would be in the individual level and the social one according to this model. In addition, to have a better understanding of freedom in Islamic society, we will compare freedom in Islamic and secular societies. This is a documentary and qualitative content analysis research. Based on our findings, Islamic freedom is a cultural concept with several layers. It will be realized an individual becomes free of anti-nature (gheir-e-fetri) hindrances and resist anti-nature social impediments. This resistance has personal and social dimensions. The personal dimension is not to let the obstructions limit her/him from inside and/or outside and then act against them in the social context not letting them to make obstructions to others. Emancipation is to arrange the social order in such a way to make people act according to their nature and avoid anti-nature hindrances. In secular societies richer people experience more freedom because of ownership right.
Machine summary:
Freedom in the Islamic Society from a Cultural Perspective: Presenting a Theoretical-Practical Model By Zahed 1 Ali Fotutian PhD Student of Sociology, Shiraz University Seyed Saeed Zahed Zahedani (Scientific-Research) Associate Professor of Sociology, Shiraz University and Member of the Institute for Transformation in Humanities Vol. 3, No. 2, Autumn & Winter 1392 Received: 2016/11/10 Accepted: 2016/12/21 Abstract The present research aims to present a theoretical-practical model of Zahed in the field of freedom based on the Islamic perspective.
For this purpose, the nature of the theoretical, social, and cultural issue of freedom based on Zahed's viewpoint is stated, and then, using the aforementioned theoretical and practical model, the essence and how freedom is operationalized in individuals and society are examined.
Research Objectives The general objective of the present research is to present a theoretical and practical model regarding the concept of freedom (individual and social) in Islam based on the theory that Zahed has presented about culture.
Therefore, it can be said that Locke, with his religious background, considers freedom to be the natural right of the people and asks the government to provide the ground for the participation of everyone based on their reason in social affairs.
Human freedom for the growth of human perfections and life in a society based on right and justice is achieved as a result of natural individual and social life.
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