جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « control » در نشریات گروه « اخلاق »

Everyone would admit that individuals have a set of ethical codes by the help of which they distinguish good deeds from bad deeds. Such ethical codes would condemn selfish, impulsive and shortsighted actions on the one hand, and reinforce actions that would lead to broader perspectives on the other. As a result of these sets of codes, people start making choices. The ability of making such choices is what is referred to as ‘self-control’. Nowadays, self-control is recognized in psychology as a capability that keeps an individual’s behavior within the boundaries of the accepted rules and criteria. However, it is possible for everyone to have experienced some failures, in some cases, based on his own idea of ethical codes. Therefore, the power of self-control needs assistance and help and the teachings of the religions can be rather effective in this regard. Apparently, according to the teachings of Islam, a wide variety of moral virtues arise from success in self-control. For instance, virtues such as discretion, dignity, patience, and above all ‘piety’ all originate from self-control. On the contrary, moral vices are considered to be a test for self-control in this regard. Thus, the present paper aims at investigating the capability of Islam in cultivating virtuous and ethical behavior in the people through reinforcing and promoting self-control factors. Through these studies we will realize that Islam pursues the reinforcement and promotion of self-control through five methods which are as follows: ‘offering clear standards’, ‘creating incentive for moral behavior’, ‘monitoring the individuals’ behavior’, ‘managing the indecent desires’, and ‘containing and regulating the emotions’.

The present paper reviews and underlines the factors of weakness in self-control in the light of Quranic view. The research method is based on a description and analysis of Quranic verses on self-control. The research findings show that these factors are divided into direct and indirect. The holy Quran emphasizes on such factors as following the whim of the soul, self-negligence, arrogance and pride, self-praise, attachment to the world and temptation of Satan as the direct factors of weakness in self-control. It also mentions the weakness of soul and will as the indirect factors of weakness in self-control, and the effect of these factors can be eliminated by strengthening the soul and will. This paper provides modus operands to eliminate each of these factors.

When the question of self-control is raised, many people think of self refinement, mystical journey and its concomitant difficulties. They consider self-control as a very difficult task which needs a spiritual master or guide, and it is beyond the ability of ordinary people. The present paper tries to explain the concept, significance and ways of self-control through controlling the mind, heart and limbs and organs. Using a new approach to address this question, the researcher believes that self-control can be realized and attained by means of controlling the mind, heart and limbs and organs in spite of the concomitant difficulty. It is possible to attain self-control if it is looked from this angle, although it seems necessary to refer to a spiritual guiding master to achieve a high level of self-control.