Examining the contexts and factors of social excuses against divine commands from the perspective of the Holy Quran

Abstract

One of the great anomalies and harms in the field of social behavior is making excuses against divine commands, which are presented in the form of ignorant and sometimes belligerent requests and questions in front of divine ambassadors. This issue has a wide reflection in the verses, especially the stories of the Qur'an. This article, with the title of examining the grounds and factors of social excuses against divine commands, focusing on the verses related to the people of Prophet Moses (pbuh) and the nation of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), in a descriptive-analytical way and with a content analysis approach Qualitatively, the factors and contexts of this undesirable social behavior have been investigated. The results of this research show that in the Qur'anic approach, excuse-making is rooted in several factors, some of which are related to the internal structure of humans (insight-attitude) and some are influenced by external factors. The factors related to the existential structure in the field of vision are: ignorance, materialism and suspicion of God, and in the field of tendency: seeking superiority, diversity, convenience, opportunism and avoiding responsibility. Among the underlying factors outside of the structure of human existence, which has the role of directing and driving insights and tendencies, we can point out include physical and metaphysical factors (intangible) and socio-cultural factors such as harmful social structure and the role of companionship. Also, by thinking about verse 130 of Al-Baqarah and paying attention to the art of assurance used in it, we find out that the main root of disobedience to God's commands is to make excuses, to have a desire for something other than God, and to have the heart as a hostage to something other than Him.

Keywords

• social excuses
• underlying factors
• divine orders
• content analysis