The Goals and Principles of Spiritual Training based on the Teachings of Imam Ali (pbuh) in Nahjolbalagheh

The present study aimed at investigating the goals and the principles of spiritual training based on the teachings of Imam Ali (Pbuh) in Nahjolbalagheh. Adopting document analysis and content analysis methods, the study, in fact, aims to explore what spiritual training is, and what its final goal and principles are in Nahjolbalagheh. The findings indicate that spiritual training, based on Nahjolbalagheh, is a divine training, the achievement of which is dependent upon the observance of divine piety and necessitates reasoning, thinking and serious efforts in cleansing the soul from the vices and equipping it with virtues, the final goal of which is approaching Allah. The most important principles of spiritual training from the viewpoint of Nahjolbalagheh include the principle of dignity, the principle of affection, the principle of modesty and the principle of reasoning which must be incorporated in the curricula of the schools in various areas.