نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 استادیار پژوهشگاه قرآن و حدیث
2 گروه شیعه شناسی دانشکده الهیات دانشگاه تهران
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Love (maḥabbat) is one of the most fundamental concepts of the Islamic ethical system and is bound up with the virtues of faith and morality. Nevertheless, ethical studies have paid less attention to a coherent analysis of the place of love in shaping ethical life and responsibility, and its role in social relations and the cultivation of virtues. The present research, employing a descriptive–analytical approach, explores the concept of love in Qurʾānic and narrative texts, and through conceptual analysis and thematic interpretation examines discussions concerning human nature (fiṭrat), innate bonding (ṭīnat), divine inspiration, and the connection of love with intellect and faith. The method of analysis rests on extracting key concepts, classifying them at the levels of the innate, the genetic–creational (takwīnī), and the rational, and explaining the ethical function of each level. The findings show that love in Islamic texts has three principal levels: innate love, which is rooted in the human being's natural inclination toward good, survival, and intimacy; divine and creational love, which God casts into human hearts and which brings about a deep spiritual bond among people; and rational and faith-based love, which is voluntary and conscious and is directed along the path of good and moral perfection. Love in the Qurʾān and ḥadīth has multi-level grounds formed from the conjunction of nature, revelation, and reason, and can serve as one of the central principles in articulating a theory of Islamic ethics.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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