The Martyr Dastgheyb's Moral View and its Quranic Origin

Shahid (the martyr) Dastgheyb as a Clergy and a moral teacher used to deliver the sermons during which he talked about different issues like exegetical material and moral teachings. The publication of his textbooks and distribution of his audio cassettes were welcomed by the public all over Iran. The study of his moral thought is of great importance from different aspects. On the one hand, Dastgheib can be regarded as the prominent example of preaching exegete in modern time. He never wrote a complete commentary on the Quran but in his preaching sessions he commented on many Quranic chapters. Even, in the works which are not directly aimed at Quranic commentary, he seldom avoids mentioning Quranic points. On the other hand, above the exegetical aspect, the study of his views from the perspective of history of ethical thought and even Iranian contemporary political history is of great importance. Based on this, it is essential to know what ethical teachings he preached, as one of the pivotal figures during the Islamic revolution of Iran and what the religious bases of those teachings were. It is also important to know the similarities and differenced between his views and other scholars and activists belonging to other intellectual schools. This paper has been designed for achieving such a purpose and seeks to review Dastgheib's ontology, anthropology and his look toward highest form of virtue for human beings and the way of reaching it, the framework of his ethical view and his understanding of ethical messages in the Quran.