Factors and barriers to deepening religious beliefs in the general culture of society (Case study: Martyr Motahhari's approach to religion, based on verses of the Holy Quran)

Abstract

Religious faith and beliefs derived from the scriptures can always be a good model for human happiness throughout history. As history has shown, whenever the level of faith and religious beliefs of the people of a society increases, social reforms and crises are better managed and peace prevails in society and whenever this level decreases in the society, the social problems and consequently the social harms increase. For this reason, in contemporary history, especially in decades 20 to 50 Hijri Shamsi, each of the various scientific-political currents tried to provide a definition of religion and the culture of religiosity; In this way, they can bring the society with them. In the meantime, thinkers such as Shahid Motahari, using modern sciences and with Quranic explanation, tried to express Islamic teachings; on the one hand, to create a barrier against dissenting thoughts, and on the other hand, to benefit the true seekers of Islamic knowledge by presenting valuable materials. In this article, using a descriptive-library method, we explain the factors and obstacles to deepen religious faith and beliefs in the general culture of society from the perspective of Shahid Motahhari and based on the verses of the Holy Quran. Some of these factors and obstacles are: the need for a monotheistic worldview and education based on the divine nature (factors) and schools of thought, piety and extreme love for the divine saints (obstacles).

Keywords

• quran
• religion
• society
• shahid motahari