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Ansarifard A M, Maleki Y, Taban J. Ideological Despotism and its impact on social ethics from the perspective of the Qur'an and Nahj al-Balaghah. MLJ 2020; 14 :461-471
URL: http://ijmedicallaw.ir/article-1-1115-en.html

Background and Aim: Despotism is any sort of autocracy in one’s own ideas. Ideological despotism is enumerated amongst the divisions of despotism. In the holy Quran and Nahj al-Balaqah, a special attention has been paid to ideological despotism in such a way that the investigation of these two precious books indicates that their teachings are at odd with despotism, haughtiness and autocracy. The present study aims at elucidating the outcomes of the ideological despotism in the social ethics and ways of getting rid thereof according to the ĀYĀT in the Holy Quran and Amir Al-Mo’menin Ali (PBUH)’s recommendations in Nahj al-Balaqah.
Materials and Methods: The present study has been conducted based on a documentary-library research method. Holy Quran and Nahj al-Balaqah are the primary sources of research.
Findings: In his existence, the mankind is qualified for three layers of beliefs, ethics and deeds. These three layers are always influencing one another mutually. In other words, the human beings’ beliefs always influence their temperaments and dispositions which in themselves influence the deeds, behaviors, actions and reactions of them. Subsequently, the human beings’ deeds also influence their immediate periphery as well as the other individuals. Ideological despotism is amongst the disapproved things that intensively influences the despotic person him or herself in addition to the ethical indicators of the society and it is followed by unpleasant consequences.
Conclusion: Based on the ĀYĀT in the holy Quran, ideological despotism in the society is the root of pretention to being moral and negative phenomena such as annoyance, exploitation, suppression, dispersion of harassment, creation of class-based systems, spreading of insolence, imprisonment of the innocent persons, sealing of the hearts, oppression, deprivation of freedom, destruction and perishing, torture, murder, tyranny and prevention of faith and, in one word, negligence of the mankind’s human veneration and honor. The Holy Quran and Nahj al-Balaqah state that the human beings’ release from ideological despotism lies in seeking assistance from the God, relying in God and exercising forbearance, practicing ethics and piety and unification between the people.

Please cite this article as Ansarifard AM, Maleki Y, Taban J. Ideological Despotism and its Impact on Social Ethics from the Perspective of the Qur'an and Nahj al-Balaghah. Iran J Med Law, Special Issue on Bioethics and Citizenship Rights 2020; 461-471.