زندگى تحت توفيقات اصول اخلاق - مكارم شيرازى، ناصر - الصفحة ١٢٣ - Source of formation of society

Social value

Although, all people are the same in all regulations in view ofsocial rights, and the principle of equity before law is one of the most basic foundations of progressive legal rules, but observance of this principle does not account that value of individuals is actually equal in the society. Rather, it is mostly due to unavailability of any other way for preserving discipline and preventing misuses of the arrogant and influential classes and colonization of man by man. Otherwise, it is undeniable that social value of individuals is very different.

For example, the existence value of a resourceful, graciousand competent scientist is never equal with an illiterate, improvident and vicious person. But if we want to consider privileges in view of social rights, it will result in the corrup tions, the harms of which are much more than observance ofdifference in social values.

In general, social value of individuals depends upon thedegree of utilization of the society from them, and the wiselyvaluable utterance of Prophet S. A. in this respect may refer tothis reality, where he says:.

«خَيْرُ النّاسِ انْفَعُهُمْ لِلنّاسِ» ..

The best people are the most beneficial ones.. [١]

Islam and social concerns

Undoubtedly, no religion has respected relation of individualand society, and has strengthened the social chains by itsdecrees and regulations like Islam. Of course, a divine andeternal religion, guaranteeing education of hidden talents of

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