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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of the in Building the Virtuous Community Book Six: The System of Social Relations of the Virtuous Community Chapter 2: Rules And Foundations Prelude 1. Religious and Conventional Laws 2. Controlling and Steering Emotions 3. Justice meted out under all circumstances 4. Nobility of Character and Indulgence 5. Charity and Preceding Others in Charitable Behavior 6.

Good Example and Unique Behavior Prelude The second area of discussion appertains to rules that identify the progress and direction of social relations and the foundations on which they are established. These rules and foundations steer the progress of social relations towards self-perfection in the behavior of individuals and towards social perfection in the activities of the virtuous community.

At the same time, they outline the ethical background and social behavior of the individual by highlighting the role that ethics plays in achieving social perfection in an individual. Without these ethical restraints, social relations turn into a mere formal mechanism, similar to customs and traditions, disintegrating as soon as the social structure suffers the least change.

This has actually taken place under certain conditions like emigration from one society to another, cultural and social intrusions imposed on a society, or overthrow of political regimes. In Western societies, ethics has turned into barren laws and traditions lacking any significant connection to ethics, moral fiber, spirit, or sentiment.

The (‘a) summed up these rules in the following points: Commitment to religious duties and conventional responsibilities Controlling and directing one’s emotions Deeming justice and fairness as the only level of comparison between others and oneselfDeeming justice and fairness as the only level of comparison between others and oneself Nobility of character and dealing with people in terms of forbearance and compassion Charity and leading in charitable behavior Distinguished behavior, acting as good example in general social conditions These regulations are congruous with the Islamic aspects of social relations in trend, goals, form, and content.

However, it is necessary to deal with each of these regulations in detail to shed light on the claimed congruity and connection.