Lifestyle of the Imams in Daily Matters and Its Application to the Current Shia Lifestyle

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Baqir al-Olum University

2 M.A in History of Islam, Baqir al-Olum University

Abstract

This writing uses Shia sources that are available to us regarding the character and lifestyle of the Imams, and tries to provide methods with which we can apply them to the current Shia lifestyle. We see that the Imams have used six methods to explain what they expect from their followers: a positive outlook on life, an explanation of the lifestyle of the Prophets and Imams, staying away from laziness and a passive approach to life, and correcting the misinterpretation of zuhd in the society. This lifestyle needs to be applied in our current era, and we have some examples of people who were successfully able to follow this lifestyle.

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