Explanation and Re-reading of Social Education in Nahj al-Balagha and Its Elucidation in Leibniz’s Social Education

Abstract

This article examines the concept of social education in Nahj al-Balagha and elucidates it within the framework of Leibniz’s social thought. The central question concerns how, considering the infinite knowledge and power of God and His benevolence toward creatures and humankind—which manifest in society and social education—the dynamic movement of social education can be explained. This movement is understood in such a way that when something is gradually changing or being transformed, it possesses a quality that is interpreted as motion. In motion, an entity emerges from its initial shell and attains another shell and core, or ceases to exist and is replaced by another entity. This process is observed in the course of social education. In this article, by employing a documentary method, information related to the research problem has been collected, and the alignment between two perspectives—one Islamic, derived from Nahj al-Balagha, and the other Christian, rooted in the philosophy of Leibniz—is clearly demonstrated in the field of social education. Using a descriptive-analytical and comparative approach, we have sought to analyze this issue and to foster reflection aimed at understanding the solidarity of divine religions in addressing human concerns.