Document Type : Original
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Department of Hadith / Faculty of Hadith Sciences / Education / University of Quran and Hadith
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Social pressure, as one of the most complex human phenomena, can lead individuals to conform to the majority without direct coercion, and resisting it requires cognitive and moral competencies. The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the cognitive–emotional mechanisms of social pressure and the role of the phenomenon of “awe arising from multiplicity” in human behavior.
Based on a scientific understanding method and employing a reverse research approach, this study analyzes verse 100 of Surah al-Ma'idah to uncover the fundamental principles and underlying human structures embedded within it. The findings indicate that awe in human beings is strongly influenced by an evaluation system that is either number-oriented or value-oriented. Awe arising from multiplicity may drive individuals toward blind conformity with the majority; however, this influence can be regulated by two other systems: first, the behavioral regulation system (taqwa and adherence to moral-religious norms), and second, the evaluative system, which operates along two axes—value-based evaluation and evaluation of consequences and ultimate outcomes.
By providing an anthropological framework for understanding awe induced by the majority, the study demonstrates that Qur’anic teachings can complement psychological and social analyses and contribute to the design of educational, developmental, and managerial programs aimed at strengthening individuals’ resistance to social pressure. The findings of this research may have practical implications in the fields of social psychology, religious education, group management, and cultural policymaking
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