Motahhari's religious view is originated from his special interpretation of religious texts related to ethics and the theory of dignity of soul can be regarded as the central concept of this view. According to this interpretation the axis of ethical advises in Quran verses and hadiths is the dignity ...
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Motahhari's religious view is originated from his special interpretation of religious texts related to ethics and the theory of dignity of soul can be regarded as the central concept of this view. According to this interpretation the axis of ethical advises in Quran verses and hadiths is the dignity of soul more than promising paradise or hill. He distinguishes the greatness of soul from its dignity. He says that to achieve each one of them it is necessary to try hard and to suffer intensities. The great souls are those who have lofty aim and continued effort in the way of getting knowledge or welfare or ambition. And the dignified souls are those who have the lofty aim in the realm of virtues and who dignify their souls to the extent that only the good acts are done by them and the bad acts are regarded as something produced by the lowness of soul. In his view, all virtues mentioned in Quran verses and hadiths can be reduced to the dignity of soul and all evils mentioned there can be reduced to the lowness of soul. This article is a meditation in Motahhari's understanding of ethics and it tries to present a systematic picture of it.
