The Function of Monotheism in Lifestyle

Document Type : Original Research

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Associate Professor, Department of Kalam, Iranian Institute of Philosophy, Tehran, Iran.

10.30497/prr.2024.244671.1844

Abstract

One of the most important sociological, psychological, and theological issues in the contemporary world is "lifestyle". The significant point here is the role of worldviews in forming, dividing, and explaining the lifestyle. The divine and material worldviews divide the lifestyle into two important types. The subject matter of this article is the role of monotheism, as the most important foundation and infrastructure of Islam, in the lifestyle. This paper has answered these questions using a descriptive-analytical method: What is the role of belief in God in people's lifestyles? What are the main characteristics of a monotheistic lifestyle? Is there only one type of monotheistic lifestyle or one can believe in different types of it? The results of this article show that monotheism completely changes the lifestyle and a believer's lifestyle is completely different from a non-believer’s lifestyle. Moreover, a monotheistic lifestyle leads to an optimistic view of the world and life, a profound and comprehensive understanding of the human being and the world, balance in life choices, deep pleasures, a coherent system in life, superior knowledge and values, rational action in life, making the immeasurable aspects of affairs measurable, creating the capacity of having superior choices, and directing the choices. Finally, the monotheistic lifestyle has different levels, so we are not faced with only one type of monotheistic lifestyle.

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Holy Qurʾan
Nahj al-balāgha
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