University of Tehran Press Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies 3060-7337 2 2 2020 07 01 A Psychological Examination of Anger Control in Imām Riḍā‘s Traditions نگاهی روان‏شناختی به کنترل خشم در احادیث رضوی 339 357 76653 EN Alīriḍā Muḥammadriḍā’ī Associate Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Islamic Theology, Farabi Campus University of Tehran, Qom, Iran Sa‘īda Walīnawāz Jahzdānī Master’s holder in Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Islamic Theology, Farabi Campus University of Tehran, Qom, Iran Journal Article 2020 02 04 In line with the advancement of science and technology and the achievement of facilities that bring about welfare, the studies done in psychology have also have furthered the boundaries of knowledge in this domain. Psychologists emphasize that for a better life, people should be taught “the life skills.” This international skill has its roots in Islam, with the only difference being in the new wording used in psychology. One of these skills is emotion (anger) control. Due to the universality of anger and the public inability to control it, the article explains this issue from three viewpoints, namely Imām Riḍā‘s traditions, ethics, and psychology and finds out that anger control is rooted in the words of our Imāms. After discussing the nature of anger and its physical-behavioral signs as well as its advantages and disadvantages, the article gives in practical solutions for anger control from the foregoing three viewpoints. Finally, it concludes that the eighth Imām of the Shī‘a, who paid attention to knowing and controlling anger centuries before psychologists, is not only superior to them due to his pioneering position in this regard, but also gives in an important solution, that is, connection to spiritual and metaphysical forces. This way, he surpasses others in this regard. https://jcis.ut.ac.ir/article_76653_be4391081e3c31c4c9c208806908d0c8.pdf