Educational Impacts of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Elevation of Spiritual Beliefs in Iranian People

Nikayin, Mahmood; Bakhtiyar Nasrabadi, Hassanali; Bahrami, Hamze Ali; Nosrati Heshi, Kamal; Abaspour, Nafiseh

Educational Impacts of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Elevation of Spiritual Beliefs in Iranian People

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mahmood Nikayin ¹

Hassanali Bakhtiyar Nasrabadi ²

Hamze Ali Bahrami ³

Kamal Nosrati Heshi ⁴

Nafiseh Abaspour ⁵

¹ MA student in History and Philosophy of Education, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Faculty member of the Department of Teaching of Islamic, University of Isfahan, Iran

⁴ PhD student In Philosophy of Education, University of Isfahan, Iran.

⁵ M.A in Curriculum Planning Department of Humanity, Payame Noor University

Abstract

The present paper aims to investigate and describe educational impacts of Imam Reza (PBUH) in elevation of spiritual beliefs in Iranian people. This study applied a qualitative approach and was conducted through analytical and descriptive research methods using available literature in order to analyze and explain the outcomes of his presence in Iran while living and after his martyrdom. This could be done with an understanding of spiritual condition of Iranians before Imam Reza’s arrival and especially in the time of the Sassanid. Oppressed People at that era were looking for a religion that would have justice and equality as the main indices. This new religion of Islam could be their savior. However, improper rule of the Omayyad and Abbasid rulers in Islamic world including Iran not only could not quench their thirst for justice but also increased oppressions and degradations. The arrival of Imam Reza in Iran and his position in the Caliph’s court along with proper effective measures he took [6] for promotion of true spirituality and the pilgrimage couture initiated by his martyrdom and the Sayids invited by him to Iran elevated Iranian people’s spirituality significantly.

Keywords

Imam Reza (PBUH)

Spirituality

Spiritual education

Iran