The Necessity and Strategy of Deviating from Popular Beliefs in the Path of Establishing the New Islamic Civilization

Nowadays, an important part of the popular culture of the society are attitudes and behaviors which are called “popular beliefs”. Despite the importance of this issue in the path of establishing the new Islamic civilization and how it should be treated in the software part of the civilization, i.e. the Islamic lifestyle, no research has been done on it. The present article raise the following research question by showing the necessity of deviating from popular beliefs in the mentioned path: what is the accepted and effective strategy for deviating from popular beliefs? The strategy of “replacing the conduct of the Infallibles (A.S.)” is a hypothesis which the present research has tested in different aspects of individual and social life by explaining the existing capacities of popular beliefs, searching these capabilities in the conduct of the Infallibles (A.S.) and showing the alternative instances. Finally, some of the theoretical necessities in implementing the suggested strategy are mentioned.