Journal of Socio-Cultural Studies of Khorasan

Journal of Socio-Cultural Studies of Khorasan

The role of piety in strengthening religious beliefs from the perspective of the Qur'an and Nahj al-Balagha; "A Case Study: Students of South Khorasan Farhangian University"

Authors
HamidReza Verdi 1
Mohammad Valipoor 2
Fatima Bidokhti 2
1 Member of the Faculty of Islamic Studies, Farhangian University
2 Member of the faculty of the Educational Sciences Department of Farhangian University
10.22034/fakh.2023.330655.1536
Abstract
The belief bases of a doctrine state what type of program should be designed to train people who believe in that doctrine to help others accept the relationship between belief bases and the educational program and content based on a logical argument. The present research examined the strategies for deepening religious beliefs and piety in students of Farhangian University of South Khorasan based on the Holy Qur'an and Nahj al-Balaghah and appreciation of God. The main question addressed in this research is, “What roles do piety based on the Holy Quran, Nahj al-Balagha, and gratitude to God the Almighty as two elements of religiosity play in deepening the religious beliefs of students? The statistical population comprised all male and female students of the University of South Khorasan, which included 1600 students, and a sample size of  300 students (150 males and 150 females) from the university's subsidiary campus was selected. A researcher-made questionnaire was prepared After examining the preliminary questionnaires and included 25 items. It was randomly distributed among the 300 participants in the research sample. The data collected was measured and analyzed using SPSS software. Butler's Cruyte test was used to measure sample adequacy, and Cronbach's alpha correlation coefficient was used for reliability. T-test was used to compare the level of adherence to divine piety and the necessity of gratitude to God between male and female students. The significance value of the T-test for divine piety and gratitude was 0.93 and 0.89, respectively, indicating that the average responses of participants for divine piety were the same for males and females with no significant difference between them. Qualitative results showed that meditation and Calculation of breath, calmness of heart, sense of responsibility, trust in God, and attention to divine power in affairs are the reasons for strengthening religiosity.
Keywords
piety
religiosity
religious beliefs
escape from religion

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 21 February 2022
  • Revise Date 13 August 2022
  • Accept Date 03 January 2023