An Analysis and Critique of Iranian Heritage in the View of Mohammad Abed Al-Jaberi

Mohammad 'Abed Al-Jaberi was one of the most famous thinkers in Arab world, who tried to solve cultural and political problems and crises of that world through providing new solutions. By writing the book Al-'Aql Al-Akhlaqi Al- Arabi (Arabic moral reason), he tried to analyze and criticize Iranian and Sufi heritage through a completely critical look. He concluded that all backwardness, miseries, and moral-value degradation in all Islamic societies were rooted in Ardshir's thoughts- the ethics of obedience- and that if Arab rulers make a mistake, they should not be reproached; rather, Ardshir and his thoughts should be reprehended. The present paper reviews many critiques directed against Al- Jaberis, some of which are as follows: ethnocentrism, irrelevant and widespread prejudgments, selective use of source and inability or access to different sources of each heritage.