Abstract
Obedience’ is a crucial and significant factor of psychology for the behaviour change. Psychologists consider it as a basic and a necessary requirement for all communal living. Psychological experiments prove that people have a natural tendency for obedience and it is thought that obeying minor orders increases the probability of later obeying major ones. Therefore, in order to bring the radical change in the entire society, the Holy Qur’ān emphasizes the obedience of the Holy Prophet ﷺ i.e. obedience of the leader. However, quite psychologically, the mode of revelation from Almighty Allah is not abrupt and rigorous at first. First of all, people were made conscious of the worth and excellence of the Prophet’s obedience. Then gradually the level of obedience increased till it was said that people had no right to decide their issues themselves but through the guidance of the Holy Prophet ﷺ.
The article deals with the same description. It is a well-known fact that humans are found to be surprisingly obedient in the presence of perceived legitimate authority figures. Addressing this natural instinct of human, the Holy Qur’ān outlines obedience of the Holy Prophet ﷺ as the essence of faith and submission. The details in the article is based on a proven research that people will more likely agree to do complicated tasks assigned to them, after they have previously agreed to do the simpler ones. The same was practiced by the Holy Qur’ān.
Dr. Saqib Muhammad Khan. (2019) Guidelines of the Holy Qur’ān for Observance of Obedience In the Behaviouristic Way, AFKĀR (Journal of Islamic & Religious Studies) , Volume 3, Issue 1.
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