Journal of Razavi Culture

The Educational Style of Imam Reza (A.S) While Debating with the Followers of Other Religions and Schools of Thought

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Valiollah Naghipoorfar 1
Abdolreza Zahedi 2
Yaghoob Fathi 3

1 Assistant Professor at Islamic Studies Department, Qom University

2 Assistant Professor at the Quran and Hadith Sciences Department, Ayatollah Ozma Borujerdi University.

3 Ph.D. student majoring the Quran and Hadith Sciences at the University of Osool Al-Din of Qom

https://doi.org/10.22034/farzv.2019.87191
Abstract
In Ahl Al-Bayt (A.S)'s school, debates and arguments, which were managed during the history by them, were employed to explain religious studies while facing with the opponents of Islam. Meanwhile, considering the educational style of Imam Reza (A.S) while debating with the followers of other different religions and schools of thought reflects the scientific position of Imam Reza, introduces him as a perfect human personality, can be a model to compile a document on how to do an accurate and ethics-driven debate, and can be a step towards the educating of humans during the history. The current descriptive-analytical study seeks to answer this main question: What are the main pivots of Imam Reza's educational style while debating with the followers of other religions and schools of thought? Based on the findings of the study, following educational goals, emphasizing key principles of Islam, referring to sacred texts, being dominant on different languages and accents, carrying out best debates, maintaining the human dignity, observing fairness and justice in debates and so on are the main pivots of Imam Reza's educational style while debating with the followers of other religions and schools of thought.  

Keywords

Imam Reza (A.S)
debate
followers of different religions
school of thought
educational style

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