Journal of Razavi Culture

Abstract Using descriptive, historical method and with a look at hadiths narrated from Imam Reza (AS), this article tries to discuss Imam Reza’s views towards important issues of the society and government during the critical period of 183-203 A.H./799-818.The issue of Imam Reza’s successorship along with other influential factors such as the outbreak of deviant sects, the division of Abbasid caliphate and uprising by Alavis (the descendants of Imam Ali) led to modern questions, requiring answers arisen from an intellectual view. For this purpose, Imam Reza (AS) made use of several means to prove the truth of Shi’ite beliefs, including consideration of Islamic texts, defending the legitimacy of the Imams’ authority (wilayah), forming intellectual debates, making use of the language of intellect and reasoning, taking a scientific approach in debates and considering the level of the audiences’ understanding.
 

Abstract As those clarifying the divine revelation, Infallible Imams (AS) have been tending to communicate to the audience in an influential manner, both in sayings and doings. The communication methods can be deduced and categorized by studying their hadiths.
This article aims to deduce and categorize some of the factors and internal infrastructures for effective communication in Imam Reza’s sayings and deeds. The factors can be found in his various hadith subjects, not merely in hadiths on manners.
It is noted that the age of Imam Reza’s Imamate, especially being in three different situations with their own different audiences, can be an example for leaders’ behavior in our age.
Under a few subtitles, the article takes elements such as faith and trust in God, creating spiritual and inner preparedness to communicate with the audience, and intention as infrastructures for communication. Then we dealt with getting previous knowledge and information which includes sub-categories.
Some infrastructures are internal, arising from each person’s characteristics, while some others can be obtained through positive thinking, considering values, creating confidence, saying good words, active listening and appropriate use of blame and anger.

Abstract The element of love is one of the lost things to the modern man, a loss to human societies. With developing the industrial life and human’s increasing preoccupations, spiritual and innate aspects of life are being neglected. The Razavi culture, which is the same culture of Quran and Itrat (Ahllul-Bayt), can fill in the gaps.
This article deals with the question that ‘what the dimensions of love in Razavi culture is’. Obviously, our main emphasis is on Theoretical and Practical Wisdom (hikmah) acquired from Razavi teachings, so that we can portray a monotheistic and loving relationship between human being and God, then with other creatures. With an analytical-descriptive method and library referencing way of collecting information, the article has a problem-centred approach to the issue.

Abstract God’s unity (Tawheed) is one of the most fundamental beliefs of a Muslim. All prophets and their divine successors made any efforts to strengthen this creed among people, whose their first and last purpose being taking human beings to theoretical as well as practical divine unity. In this article, we seek help from hadiths by Imam Reza (AS) in order to remind part of misunderstandings of some Islamic sects in this regard as well as correct them by referring to hadiths by holy Imams especially Imam Reza (AS).

Abstract the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) is described in the Quran by various characteristics, including an ‘ascendant father and forefather’, ‘father of many descendants and nations’ and ‘having crucial invocations and invitations’. He is the prophet of several arguments and an intellectual leader, revered by many nations and religions. The Quran quotes the Prophet Ibrahim (AS) as invoking to God to bestow him with a believing seed and a truthful tongue in his generation. Surely his request is accepted.
According to the Quran and hadiths, the Prophet Ibrahim’s generation continued into the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and his Ahlul-Bayt (AS), including Imam Reza (AS) and the following four Imams. However, the situation of Imam Reza (AS) is unique among other Imams and his Imamate is very critical in terms of time, place and status. Same as the Prophet Ibrahim (AS), Imam Reza (AS) carries a high status in religious debates and reasoning based on innate knowledge. Both figures are born in two cradles of civilizations and thus, their invitations gained political and civilizational aspects.
Thus article is going to have a comparative analysis of the lifestyle (seerah) of these two figures and talk about the logic and wisdom seen in their work in the history of prophethood and Imamate.

Abstract Children are the most valuable human assets in every society whose upbringing and support is of very crucial importance. Thus the Islamic as well as Iranian legislation have set supporting mechanisms in order to preserve and support their life and fundamental rights and guarantee their upbringing. These mechanisms appear in forms including forcible authority, child custody and guardianship. Our main question is that ‘on what base upbringing should be defined’. What is the definition of upbringing and what aspects does it cover? What measures are taken in the supporting mechanisms to support the favourable upbringing? And which standards does the religious teachings, especially Imam Reza’s lifestyle, introduce to clarify the concept of upbringing in Islamic society?
This descriptive-analytic article shows that in all children’s supporting mechanisms, disbelief and immorality of an applicant for child custody precludes him form custody, since the child’s faith and manners will be in danger. Moreover, there are numerous pieces of religious advice, especially in Imam Reza’s teachings, with regards to upbringing children. These advices show that Islam puts much emphasis on factors like genetics, lactation and feeding, etiquettes of child birth and educating children. Islam describes these as influential not only on children’s body but also on their innate and manners. There are methods in Imam Reza’s lifestyle for children’s religious upbringing and institutionalizing Islamic values and society norms in their mind and heart, including love-based behavior, respect, giving examples, practical upbringing, encouraging and advising.