Document Type : Original
Author
Member of the faculty of the Qur'an and Studies Department of the Social Research Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture
Abstract
The analysis of the consequences of social action within mainstream approaches in the social sciences remains largely confined to micro and meso levels, focusing primarily on material and immediate outcomes, thereby failing to account for the spiritual, eschatological, and civilizational consequences of actions. This study aims to formulate the system of consequences of social action in the Qur'an and to propose an analytical framework for understanding contemporary social and spiritual phenomena. It employs a method of conceptual and theoretical-exegetical analysis. Accordingly, Qur'anic verses were examined with particular attention to the exegeses of Al-Mizan and Tasnim. Key concepts pertaining to action and consequence were extracted at the micro, meso, and macro levels—including the eschatological horizon—and were compared with sociological concepts and theories within the model of epistemological dialogue. The findings indicate that, in addition to individual consequences (faith and righteous deed, pure life, psychological tranquility), the Qur'an links meso-level consequences (social cohesion, faith-based social capital, just institutions) and macro-level consequences (divine traditions, civilizational justice, the destiny of communities) to both this-worldly and other-worldly horizons. It also speaks of the resurrection and collective judgment of communities. The proposed multi-level analytical model maps consequences along a continuum from the micro to the macro level, incorporating the vertical eschatological horizon and reciprocal feedback mechanisms. It thus demonstrates the Qur'an's capacity to ground social theorizing in revealed tradition.
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