Analysis of the Meta-Time Management Model in the Teachings of Imam Reza (A.S.)

Ghorbani, Hamid; Ataeifar, Jamshid

doi:10.22034/ijs.2025.427606.1100

Analysis of the Meta-Time Management Model in the Teachings of Imam Reza (A.S.)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

hamid Ghorbani ¹

Jamshid ataeifar ²

¹ Ph.D. Student in Strategic Management, Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, Iran.

² Master’s Student in Business Administration, Payame Noor University, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22034/ijs.2025.427606.1100

Abstract

Contemporary time management is predominantly founded on a secular worldview, centered around material productivity. However, an examination of Islamic teachings, particularly the conduct of Imam Reza (A.S.), reveals that the religious perspective on time is more comprehensive and profound. This research aims to elucidate the “Razavi Meta-Time Management Model” and compare it with conventional models, using a qualitative, analytical-inferential method and collecting data through a library-documentary approach from authentic religious texts. The findings led to the design of a theoretical framework that organizes time into four overarching, interconnected dimensions: “Communion with God” (Spiritual Dimension), “Sustenance Livelihood” (Economic Dimension), “Association with Trusted Brethren” (Social-Ethical Dimension), and “Attaining Permissible Pleasures” (Psychological Dimension). The distinguishing feature of this model is its placement of “Servitude to God” as the ultimate end goal and its establishment of a dynamic, synergistic balance among the four dimensions of life. This paper demonstrates that the “Razavi Meta-Time Management” model, relying on a holistic and transcendent perspective, provides a comprehensive response to the shortcomings of secular models, capable of simultaneously leading to both material productivity and human otherworldly felicity.

Keywords

Imam Reza (A.S.)

Time Management

Lifestyle

Work-Life Balance

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Subjects

امام رضا علیه السلام و مدیریت

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