An analytical approach to social changes from the perspective of Nahj al-Balagha and comparing it with the opinions of some western thinkers

The issue of social changes (transformations) is one of the issues that have always been considered by Islamic and Western thinkers. It should be known that there is no consensus among these thinkers regarding the factors of social cohesion or social disintegration. The origin of theorizing about transformations and social changes goes back to ancient Greece. Plato believes that the lack of attention to educational issues and the existence of greed in people causes rebellion and transformation in the utopia. Aristotle also considers the existence of inequalities to be the cause of social changes. Karl Marx considers this issue to be caused by the existence of classes and class conflict. Durkheim, with the theory of functionalism, considers the lack of mechanical solidarity and division of labor and the creation of organic solidarity to overcome dissociation. solidarity and as a result the occurrence of social changes and transformations. Ali (a.s.) in Nahj al-Balagheh considers the developments and changes contrary to the evolutionary path to be caused by the air of the soul and the influence of the devil, which is related to some of the actions of the devil, such as: deprivation of insight from the people of the society and suspecting them of right and wrong, creating differences and divisions, fueling ignorant prejudices and turning to tribalism, igniting the fire of ignorance and ignorance hatred and pride and selfishness in the hearts of people, forcing people to flatter and flatter He has mentioned about the rulers, corrupting the rulers, justifying the means with the purpose and the social political alienation of the people. This topic has been adapted.

کلیدواژه ها:

Changes ، social ، Nahj al-Balagha ، sociology ، تغییرات ، اجتماعی ، نهج البلاغه ، جامعه شناسی