Evaluating Role of Basij as an Iranian-Islamic Model of Progress in Preventing Social Harms in Mahabad

Beigi, Jamal; Ghorbani, Ebrahim

doi:20.1001.1.23225645.1398.8.2.4.2

Evaluating Role of Basij as an Iranian-Islamic Model of Progress in Preventing Social Harms in Mahabad

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

jamal beigi ¹

Ebrahim Ghorbani ²

¹ Assis tant Professor, Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran,

² Ph.D Student of Criminal Law and Criminology, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran

https://doi.org/20.1001.1.23225645.1398.8.2.4.2

Abstract

Lifes tyle sugges ts intertwined and interconnected network of factors affecting human’s
way of life. If lifes tyle, particularly in economic field, is formed in a proper manner, it can
turn into a reinvigorating factor to boos t the power of resis tance, otherwise it can intensify
the obs tacles on the way. Social inclination toward consumerism has imposed massive
damages on the country in economic and cultural aspects. The consumption pattern in
any society has a decisive role in financing manufacturing sector, type of manufactured
product and dis tribution sys tems. This is because optimal financing for supplying goods
and services depends, to a great deal, upon identifying proper pattern of consumption,
promoting cultural awareness to that end, and its dominance in the society. The principal
ques tion, in the meantime, is whether expanding and promoting Islamic lifes tyle in the
society can help alleviating poverty. This paper has applied survey research and organized
ques tionnaires to collect data from 425 respondents from among the university s tudents
in Mahabad, using s tratified sampling. For data analysis we have used Spearman’s and
Cramér’s V tes ts by SPAA16 software. Results of the research showed that there is a
positive relation between Islamic lifes tyle in attitudes toward consumption and saving.
Thus Islamic approach toward lifes tyle can help avoid unnecessary consumption and
make proper saving decisions.

Keywords

Islamic lifes tyle

economic perspective

consumption

saving

Islamic ethics and precepts