The Role of Imam Reza (A.S.) Jurisprudence in Religious Education and the Flourishing of Monotheistic Knowledge.

Arjomandifard, Mansureh

doi:10.22034/ijs.2025.516657.1396

The Role of Imam Reza (A.S.) Jurisprudence in Religious Education and the Flourishing of Monotheistic Knowledge.

Document Type : Original Article

Author

mansureh arjomandifard

Assistant Professor, Department of Theology, Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/ijs.2025.516657.1396

Abstract

The present study aims to elucidate the role of the teachings of Imam (A.S.) in reinforcing religious education and deepening monotheistic knowledge (ma‘rifah al-tawḥīdiyyah). The fundamental question concerns the interrelationship between his teachings across the devotional, ethical, social, and cognitive dimensions, and how these dimensions contribute to religious education and the elevation of monotheistic understanding. Adopting a descriptive-analytical approach, this study has collected its data from authoritative sources in ḥadīth, jurisprudence (feqh), exegesis (tafsīr), and ethics, and has examined them through the method of thematic analysis. The findings demonstrate that the teachings of Imam (A.S.) constitute a “dynamic educational system” in which the four dimensions progress through an evolutionary process: devotional discipline engenders ethical sensitivity, ethical sensitivity culminates in social responsibility, and social responsibility provides the groundwork for the flourishing of monotheistic knowledge. In this model, monotheistic knowledge is the ultimate fruit of a disciplined, ethical, and committed life. The novelty of this research lies in uncovering the evolutionary logic governing these dimensions and articulating it in the form of a coherent theoretical model.

Keywords

Jurisprudence of Imam (A.S.)

Religious Education

Monotheistic Knowledge

Religious Identity

Social Teachings

Subjects

Imam Reza (AS) and Contemporary Science

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