Journal of Razavi Culture

Abstract Peace is the main essence of all religions and pacifism is the goal that all religions have offered solutions for. In Razavi culture, based on principles such as justice, intellectual and social development, tolerance and forgiveness, peace is considered one of the most fundamental principles in international relations. Creating peace, before it is a material act, is a spiritual matter that relies on honoring the real human rights; and unlike the international legal literature, which is equivalent to a negative concept; it is not limited to the absence of war, rather, beyond that, it is a positive concept that means peaceful coexistence with the preservation of human dignity. This research, which was carried out in a descriptive and analytical way, indicates that in Razavi culture, contrary to the unrealistic and ethnocentric view of some western orientalists such as Bernard Lewis, Huntington, etc., who present Islam as a religion incompatible with peace and democracy and a source of violence and terrorism, Islam is the messenger of peace and friendship, and it has the ability to present a new and comprehensive theory compared to other theories and theoretical paradigms in the field of international relations; because the realm of implementing peace in Razavi culture includes peace in a general sense in addition to peace in a specific sense. In this culture, contrary to what is mentioned in the literature of the law of armed conflicts, there is no preemptive legal defense, because peace is a sacred thing and Jihād is a humanitarian action in the direction of spreading peace and security in the light of divine sovereignty, negation of tyranny, defense of the oppressed, and fight against injustice.

Abstract Peace is the main essence of all religions and pacifism is the goal that all religions have offered solutions for. In Razavi culture, based on principles such as justice, intellectual and social development, tolerance and forgiveness, peace is considered one of the most fundamental principles in international relations. Creating peace, before it is a material act, is a spiritual matter that relies on honoring the real human rights; and unlike the international legal literature, which is equivalent to a negative concept; it is not limited to the absence of war, rather, beyond that, it is a positive concept that means peaceful coexistence with the preservation of human dignity. This research, which was carried out in a descriptive and analytical way, indicates that in Razavi culture, contrary to the unrealistic and ethnocentric view of some western orientalists such as Bernard Lewis, Huntington, etc., who present Islam as a religion incompatible with peace and democracy and a source of violence and terrorism, Islam is the messenger of peace and friendship, and it has the ability to present a new and comprehensive theory compared to other theories and theoretical paradigms in the field of international relations; because the realm of implementing peace in Razavi culture includes peace in a general sense in addition to peace in a specific sense. In this culture, contrary to what is mentioned in the literature of the law of armed conflicts, there is no preemptive legal defense, because peace is a sacred thing and Jihād is a humanitarian action in the direction of spreading peace and security in the light of divine sovereignty, negation of tyranny, defense of the oppressed, and fight against injustice.

Abstract Recognizing the status of man and studying his various dimensions and characteristics is one of the central issues in the teachings of divine religions, especially Islam and human schools, and many efforts and strategies have been made to reach him for his ultimate bliss based on dignity and esteem. Dignity means honor, esteem and venerable, that is the subject of discussion and confrontation  between Islam and human sciences. The aim of this study was to review the dimensions and effects of human dignity from Imam Riḍā's viewpoint and psychology, using library documents and resources and descriptive-analytic method of content analysis type, to examine the human dignity from the standpoint of both perspectives.
 The results of this study shows that from Imam Reza’s viewpoint, the origin of human dignity is inherent and dependent on the divine spirit and has a spiritual and transcendent orientation, and its aim is to reach the Divine proximity and be the caliph of Allah on the earth, which through the centrality of God's servants, comes from potentiality to actuality. But in psychology, self-esteem is derived from inward and outward factors, its origins are needs (shortcomings), and its purpose is to meet the needs of the material environment and to flourish the human capacity for success and progress.

Abstract The purpose of the current study is explaining the key principles of human dignity and presenting the conceptual model of that based on the religious teachings, with an emphasis on Imam Reza (A.S)'s culture. This is a qualitative study, and the thematic analysis method is employed to consider the principles of human dignity. The themes of the study are extracted and analyzed in three levels: Macro themes (Universal), Integrator (Organizer) and the main and basic themes. In order to identify and collect the themes relevant to religious principles and Imam Reza (A.S)'s culture, first, the theoretical principles and the attitudes of Islamic scholars are considered. And then the relevant themes are extracted and coded. The findings of the study show that the macro theme of the principles of human dignity is analyzed into three integrator themes, namely, 'belief principles', 'epistemic principles' and 'value principles', based on the theoretical principles and the literature reviewed. The integrator theme of belief principles is analyzed into seven key themes: Caliph of Allah, bearing Allah's names, the spirit of Allah, divine trusteeship, divine guidance, the greatest of all creation, and the servant of Allah. The integrator theme of epistemic principles is analyzed into three key themes: rationality, gaining knowledge and understanding. Finally, the integrator theme of value principles is analyzed into twelve key themes: Piety, justice, freedom, observing others rights, honor, patience and perseverance, kindness, respect, love, forgiveness, honesty and friendship. The findings can be employed as the conceptual model of human dignity based on the religious teachings and Imam Reza (A.S)'s culture.

Abstract Human rights are a collection of rights and freedoms that any human being can benefit from duringhis individual and sociallife in order to maintain his inherent dignity. This concept is suchnotable when looking at Imam Reza (A.S)’s wordsand conduct that by referring to it, one might gain an appropriate understanding of the relationship between Islam and human rights.Along with explaining Religious Laws and orders of perspicuous religion of Islam,Imam Reza would describe principles and basics of human rights in order to create a pious and faithful-to-people society, and finally manifest ways of guidance and bliss to everyone. The present study aims to consider, carefully and systematically, the key principles of human rights as assumed by Imam Reza, by gathering library documents and resources, with the approach of content and document analysis. It is attempted to depict the behavior and attitudes of Imam Reza towards the concept of human rights and its position in Islam. According to Imam Reza’s trainings,Human dignityis the base of everything, and all human rights’ principles are shaped based on this principle, as well as equity and freedom. Imam Reza’s efforts on human rights are not restricted to financial, judicial and social rights. Rather, rights related to human thoughts are more important for him, some clear examples of which are non-imposition of religion and freedom of scientific discussions.

Abstract One of the basic issues in the field of anthropology, which in turn is an attempt to demonstrate the superiority of a philosophical-social school over other competing schools, is explaining the nature of "human dignity" and its origins, significance and human, religious, moral, legal and social achievements. The present article is a comparative study of theoretical and practical components of "human dignity" from the perspective of the religious anthropology of Imam Reza (P.B.U.H.) with the foundations of humanism anthropology. The method used in this study is descriptive-analytical. Among the most fundamental theoretical and practical advantages of human dignity from the perspective of religious anthropology of the Imam as well as the achievements and innovations of the present paper are: the development of the horizons of thought and realism of a Muslim on objective and existential truths; non-uniqueness of the epistemic resources in the sense and experience and its development on the sources of revelation in line with a deeper recognition of the instances of the right and the wrong, and good and evil; the imposition of "human dignity" on the fields of "inherent" and "acquired and valued", the emergence of inherent dignity and the acquisition of man from God, the ability to arbitrarily deny the inherent dignity of man by himself, the imposition of man's dignity, as well as the spiritual, individual and eternal fields on material, worldly, social and governmental areas; infrastructure nature of the humanity of man and superstructure nature of its material, sensual and instinctive needs; the non-contradiction nature of Islamic penalties with human dignity.

Abstract  
Human being is a creature who inherently identifies him/herself as a creature with dignity and thus seeks the respect of others. Preserving this dignity as a natural right, has been the basis for religious ides and courses and some human laws such as universal declaration of human rights. This right has constantly been among the needs and desires of human beings and depriving from it hinders humans from growth and perfection. In other words, dignity plays a fundamental role in change, evolution and perfection of human beings and the society.
A large number of Hadith from Imam Reza (AS) as well as his life style and manners indicate that how elements of dignity help the human beings to fulfill their prime. The main question, then, is that from Imam Reza (AS) point of view how this role is played.
Studies show that Imam considers a basic fundamental role for the components of human dignity including devotion, rationality, seeking freedom and justice and gratitude as any of them affect human perfection in different levels.
The first level, devotion, leads to the comprehension of God where the foundation of such cognition, is to believe in God's unity. Rationality, both in theory and practice, brings a perception of the truth and observing that truth in humans' deeds. Freedom seeking prevents inaction and indolence in various aspects of life: individual, social, political, etc. Righteousness and seeking justice results in not committing acts such as corruption, lying, and bribery. Lastly, true gratitude is achievable through taking certain steps like faith, believe in God's unity, and serving people.
There are many components to human dignity all of which we are unable to explain in this article. With an analytical-descriptive method, this document surveys only a number of these components in Islamic Opinion and then traces and elucidates their impacts on human perfection from the point of view of Imam Reza (AS).