Nahj al-Balagha Research Articles

The Effectiveness of Parental Management Training Based on Nahj Al-Balagha on Adolescent Identity Styles

Introduction: Adolescence is a very important period that can be difficult for the teenager and can cause challenges for the family. Raising and educating teenagers is very important for families. Acquiring identity is the most important aspect of every person's personality, so the methods of achieving identity are very important, and in the book of Nahj al-Balagheh, various methods for educating parents are suggested. Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of the effectiveness of parent management training based on Nahj al-Balagheh on adolescent identity styles. Method: The studied population were all adolescent girls of Yazd city. The sample size was 30 people who were selected by cluster random sampling and divided into two experimental groups (15 people) and control (15 people). Data were obtained by Berzonsky's identity style questionnaire (1989), the experimental group was trained in 8 45-minute therapy sessions, while the control group did not receive any training. The data was analyzed using the statistical method of analysis of covariance. Findings: The results showed that parental management training based on Nahj al-Balagheh has an effect on adolescent identity styles. Also, education can have a direct impact on the type of identity of teenagers. Conclusion: The period of adolescence is called the period of crisis, and the parents of these adolescents can learn the necessary training to understand this period and how to deal with their adolescent's problems at the beginning or before the beginning of adolescence. Accordingly, they can use various treatment methods. and use different books. The use and extraction of educational tips using Nahj al-Balaghah can help these parents.

Intonation and Its Effect on Expressing the Meaning in Grammatical Structures in the Sermons of Nahj Al-Balagha

Speech does not proceed at a single vocal pace, but rather its tone rises, falls, and levels out, and the pitch of the voice can play an important role in directing the meaning within grammatical styles.UnderstandtheMany syntactic structures such as interrogation, exclamation, vocative, and imperative., and warning through tone, andThe function of intonation does not stop at understanding some grammatical structures, but rather extends to replacing the tone with the tool, as we find in some structures such as the conditional, exclamatory, and interrogative.Our research studies the effect of intonation within grammatical structures, and also attempts to prove the strong connection between vocal intonation and the effect that follows it in directing meaning, through selected examples from the sermons of Nahj al-Balagha.

The Impact of Incorporating Texts from Nahj al-Balagha of Imam Ali (Peace Be Upon Him) on the Academic Achievement of Fifth-Year Literary Students in the Subject of Arabic Rhetoric

No researcher or observer of the current state of Arabic language instruction in our schools can overlook the weakness of our students in this subject. Our students struggle with reading correctly, writing accurately without errors, and expressing themselves with precise and eloquent language. Additionally, they have difficulty understanding the meanings of literary texts and uncovering the imagery within them. This observation is supported by numerous scientific studies that have pointed to the weakness of students in the Arabic language, compounded by the continued use of traditional teaching methods, which have led to a lack of interest in learning the subject (Al-Rubaie, 1989). The study by (Al-Ubaidi) further confirmed a clear weakness among high school female students, especially in Arabic rhetoric. The issue of weak Arabic language skills is not confined to high school students; it extends to students in education colleges as well. Al-Jubouri's study revealed that the overall state of the Arabic language, particularly grammar, is distressing, reflecting the inability of Arabic language department students to master linguistic skills, especially syntax. Given all this, it has become natural for the Arabic language to drift away from everyday speech, and its rhetorical applications have become difficult for learners to comprehend, making it challenging for students to grasp its beauty and eloquence. Moreover, other reasons prompted the researchers to conduct this current study, including feedback from those who found the idea intriguing and believed it could motivate female students towards their lessons. Furthermore, there is a scarcity of studies that have explored teaching rhetoric by employing texts from Nahj al-Balagha by Imam Ali (peace be upon him). The researchers agree with opinions that attribute the majority of the problem to the aforementioned reasons. Therefore, the researchers have employed texts from Nahj al-Balagha in teaching Arabic rhetoric, hoping that this will be a small contribution to the larger goal of making this subject easier to teach

The Woman in Nahj al-Balagha: Statements Referring to a Particular Woman or Specific Women: A Study in Language and Style in Light of the Holy Quran

The Woman in Nahj al-Balagha: Statements Referring to a Particular Woman or Specific Women: A Study in Language and Style in Light of the Holy Quran

Dualities of Opposition Between Artistic Construction and Aesthetic (Selected Short Maxims in Nahj Al-Balagha

تعد الحِكم القصار بمثابة منبهات مقروءة غايتها ايصال فكرة معينة إلى المتلقي لتحقيق الاقناع، فقد قام الإمام ع باتباع استراتيجية معينة للتأثير بالجمهور و استمالتهم إليه، بطريقة بنائية خاصة عبر تقنية التضاد المكثّف، يسعى هذا البحث إلى استكشاف المتتاليات التضادية التي ركّز عليها الإمام علي(ع) في إيصال متبنياته الفكرية إلى الناس، و معرفة الأثر الجمالي لها في نفس المتلقي، وقد جرت طريقة البحث على عرض النصوص وتحليلها ضمن الطرق البنائية الفنية للوصول إلى المقاصد الدلالية التي كان الإمام ع يسعى اليها، وكذلك بيان الأثر الجمالي له.

Investigating the Theological Foundations of Religious Democracy from the Perspective of Nahj al-Balagha

Undoubtedly, Nahj al-Balagha is one of the most important Islamic texts after the Noble Qur’an, serving as a comprehensive guide for human life in all aspects and providing direction in various fields. One of the areas that Nahj al-Balagha strongly emphasizes is governance and politics. The prominent view of Nahj al-Balagha on governance is religious democracy. This study, through an analytical and descriptive method, seeks to explore the question: What is the meaning of religious democracy from the perspective of Nahj al-Balagha and what are its theological foundations? In Nahj al-Balagha, divine governance is intertwined with democratic governance; if people desire to establish democracy, it must occur under the umbrella of divine governance. This notion is demonstrable within the theological foundations of monotheism, resurrection, prophethood, and Imamate. As a result, the theological foundation of religious democracy in Nahj al-Balagha can be summarized in this statement by the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (peace be upon him): “All of you are shepherds, and all of you are responsible for your flock.” Thus, religious democracy means the realization of divine vicegerency and the rule of the oppressed on earth, as also emphasized in the Noble Qur’an.

The role of cognitive metaphor in the formation and presentation of Imam Ali’s Ideological System in Nahj al-Balagha

Cognitive metaphor, known as a set of mappings from the source domain to the target one, is to a large extent the basis of our understanding of the world; Therefore, it always occurs in our daily life and is used in various issues such as society, politics, law, philosophy, psychology, mathematics, etc. Considering the high capacity that this type of metaphor has in generating ideas, hypotheses, and theories, as well as persuading the audience and shaping behavior, it has been used as an efficient tool in Islamic holy texts; because these texts have conceptualized divine teachings and abstract concepts creatively and uniquely humans the correct way of life; understanding, analyzing and also transferring these teachings and concepts is possible with the help of conceptual metaphor. According to what has been said, it is necessary to use the cognitive approach in analyzing the discourse of Islamic holy texts; For this reason, the present study uses cognitive metaphor to analyze the metaphor: "THE WORLD IS AN INFERIOR ODIOUS OBJECT" in order specify the nature of the mentioned metaphor and explain how we understand it, and the role of this metaphor in creating transformation in human thought and behavior. The most important achievement of this research is that if the various conceptual metaphors in the world domain, which are the product of the scholarly and artistic conceptualization of Imam Ali (PBUH), enter the conceptual system of humans, it can change their vision and consequently their perceptions and actions, and in fact, lead to a fundamental cultural revolution.

The study of freedom of expression in Islamic teachings with an emphasis on Nahj al-Balagha

Freedom of expression is one of the issues of concern to human societies in the contemporary world, because this issue is one of the most important basic rights of people in societies due to its special nature, and on the other hand, it is always in conflict with the authoritarian point of view. Islam accepts freedom of expression for everyone in the Islamic society, but it has specified limits and regulations for it. These restrictions and conditions, more than cumbersome and intolerable regulations, are instructions for better use of freedom, which if not followed, not only the freedom of everyone in the society will not be realized, but also the category it will become anti-value and create cultural chaos. Imam Ali (peace be upon him), during his rule period, not only did not limit the freedom of expression, but also emphasized the expansion of this freedom. Based on Islam, since man is a free being, the privacy of his freedom must always be preserved; Therefore, freedom is the natural right of every human being and cannot be taken away from him. The practical life of Imam Ali (PBUH) and his advice to his agents in caring for freedom of expression in society and politics, bring its importance to the fore. Considering the importance of this issue, the purpose of this research is to study freedom of expression in Islamic teachings with emphasis on Nahj al-Balagha. Based on this, the related themes to freedom of expression have been extracted and explained from the point of view of Nahj al-Balagha, and conclusions have been presented in this regard.Contribution: This research showed that in the Islamic system, all citizens have the right to freedom of speech in ideological, political and social issues (according to the limits set by Islamic teachings and prevent the violation of Islamic values and other human values). These points are emphasized in Islamic teachings, especially in Nahj al-Balagha.

Investigation of Social Relations Based on Lack of Need from the Perspective of Imam Ali (As) in Nahj Al-balagheh

Purpose and Background: There is a difference of opinion among philosophers and sociologists about whether social relationships are based on need or lack of need. This research aims to investigate this issue from the perspective of Imam Ali (AS) in Nahj al-Balagha. Nahj al-Balagheh has dealt more deeply than other religious texts on the lack of need in social relations.Research method: It is a descriptive and analytical method and the discussion is based on the themes of sermons, letters and wisdom of Nahj al-Balagha and related explanations. Findings: Neediness is preferred over need in social relations in Nahj al-Balagha. plus; Self-actualization has been looked at through the lens of needlessness. Conclusion: Although need is a natural thing, but by examining the possibility of lack of need and interpreting self-fulfillment in the light of topics such as contentment and lack of need, we will witness fundamental changes in the hierarchy of needs and the role of each need in human excellence.

Transparent government based on Nahj al-Balagha and social trust among Muslim citizens

As per the teachings of Islam, social trust involves placing others as the pillars of the Islamic countries, which needs to be maintained. Therefore, any promise or action that undermines the social trust of the people as a social capital is one of the most important anti-social factors that must be dealt with. In view of that, Islam is struggling against hypocrisy as an antisocial trend, because it damages social trust when a hypocrite preaches one thing and does another; in other words, the deeds do not confirm the words. That is why citizens cannot believe and trust in their promises, because such individuals do not fulfil them at any time. In this context, officials are suggested to respect the principle of transparency in the governance of Islamic societies in order to improve citizens’ social trust. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of transparent governance based on the teachings of Nahj al-Balagha in creating social trust among 428 Iranian Muslim citizens in 2022. In sum, the results indicated that transparent governance has a significant positive effect on citizens’ social trust in the officials of Islamic societies, as calculated by structural equation modelling in Linear Structural Relations (LISREL) (path coefficient = 0.58; t-value = 5.54).Contribution: This study provided a new insight into the role of transparent governance in creating and strengthening social trust among the officials and citizens of Islamic societies, which deserves further attention by governments and researchers.

Investigating the Effectiveness of Educational and Moral Orientations of Nahj al-Balagheh on Emotional Intelligence and Aggression of Students of the First Year of High School in District One of Tabriz

Background and Aim: Today, emotional intelligence is one of the important subjects in the education of students to increase various skills throughout their life. Also, aggression is one of the significant issues of the experts that paying attention to these two issues in the course of students' curriculum can have positive effects. Based on this, the main goal of the present study was to investigate the effect of educational and moral orientations (components) of Nahj al Balagha on reducing students' aggression. Methods: The current research method was quasiexperimental with pre-test and post-test and with a control group. The project was implemented in the framework of a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test and with a control group. The target population is all the male students of the first year of high school in one district of Tabriz in the academic year 2016- 2017, who were selected by cluster sampling method and 30 students were randomly divided into two experimental (15) and control (15) groups. were replaced and the aggression questionnaire of Bass and Perry (1992) was obtained from both groups. Then, the experimental group was subjected to the intervention of the independent variable "educational and moral components" for 10 sessions, and the control group did not receive any intervention. After the end of the intervention, a post-test of aggression was performed in both groups to determine the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variables of "emotional intelligence, aggression". Data were described and analyzed using standard deviation, mean and covariance analysis. Results: The findings showed that teaching the educational and moral components of Nahj al-Balagha has an effect on reducing students' aggression and the level of aggression decreases significantly. The calculated F was (72.47) and the significance level was p<0.05. Also, the applicability of using Nahj al-Balagha concepts in schools and other educational centers in order to reduce the aggression of secondary school students had a significant effect. The calculated F was (38.45) and the significance level was p<0.05. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that using the educational and moral orientations of Nahj al-Balagha is effective on the emotional intelligence and aggression of students, and therefore lesson planners and schools can use these orientations in their education.

Investigating the Obstacles to Implementing Islamic Economic Laws in Society from the Perspective of the Quran and Nahj al-Balagha

Investigating the Obstacles to Implementing Islamic Economic Laws in Society from the Perspective of the Quran and Nahj al-Balagha

Linguistic Metaphor and Its Indications in Nahj al-Balagha

Şerîf er-Radî tarafından derlenen Hz. Ali’ye (r.a) nispet edilen Nehcü’l-Belâga, dil ve belagat çevrelerinde değeri bilindiği için değişik vesilelerle sık sık araştırma ve inceleme konusu yapılmış ve günümüz edebiyat çevrelerinde hala güncelliğini korumaya devam etmektedir. “Belagat yolu” anlamına gelen “Nehcü’l-Belâga”ya Arap dilindeki söz sanatının inceliklerine vakıf olmak amacı ile modern çağ dahil dâhil olmak üzere çeşitli mahfillerde pek çok şerh yazılmıştır. Şerhlerde Nehcü’l-Belâga’da anlamı kapalı kalan lafızların şerh eden tarafından çağın gereklerine göre yeniden yorumlanması sayesinde Arap edebiyatının temel taşlarından kabul edilen bu eserin hep güncel ve taze kalması sağlanmıştır. Eseri şerh edenler mecaz, istiare kinaye vb. söz sanatlarının inceliklerine değinmişlerdir. Biz bu çalışmada Nehcü’l-Belâga lafızlarında meydana gelen anlam kaymalarını göstermeye çalışacağız. Çalışmamızda delalet değişimine neden olan başta lafzın mecazi anlamda uzun süre kullanımı olmak üzere, anlam kayması, anlam daralması ve anlam genişlemesi, somut anlamlı lafızların soyut anlam için kullanılması veya soyut anlamlı lafızların somut anlam için kullanılması gibi lafızların delaletinin farklılaşmasına neden olan etmenleri irdeledik. Başta iki büyük Nehcü’l-Belâga yorumcusu ve şarihi el-Bahrânî ve el-Hûî’nin şerhleri olmak üzere ulaşabildiğimiz yaklaşık yirmi şerhten istifade ettik. Bu bağlamda lafızlarda meydana gelen anlam değişimlerini ayrıca modern dil, anlam ve gösterge bilimin yaklaşımı ile irdeleyip Arap dili bilginlerinin görüşlerine yer vererek meseleyi açıklamaya çalıştık. Çalışmamızın sonucunda gördük ki Nehcü’l-Belâga yorumcuları lafızları hakikat-mecaz çerçevesinde ele almışlardır. Genel yaklaşım bu minvalde olmakla birlikte hangi lafızların mecaz hangilerinin hakikat olduğuna dair genel bir uzlaşı yok gibidir. Fakat lafzın asli anlamına dair yaklaşım klasik bilgin ve yorumculara göre farklılık göstermekte olup modern anlam bilimin yaklaşımı ile çelişmektedir. Nitekim modern anlambilim lafzın aslına bakmaksızın “lafzın yaygın anlamdaki kullanımını” temel alıp buna hakikat bunun dışındaki kullanımı mecaz sayarken; klasik dil bilimcilerinin çoğunluğu ve kimi Nehcü’l-Belâga yorumcusu dil bilgini ise ilk vaz’ı temel alıp, bunun dışındaki kullanımları mecaz saymaktadırlar. Buna göre yaptığımız çalışmada gördük ki lafızların mecaz veya hakikat diye nitelenmesi durağan bir dil anlayışının yansımasıdır. Sanırız bunda Aristoteles’ten beri dil ve edebiyata hâkim olan sabit dil anlayışının da etkisi vardır. Klasik anlayış lafızları ilk vaz’da anlamları sabitlenen mekanik birer cisim olarak görür. Bu sabit anlamda meydana gelen en ufak bir değişimi bu anlayış “lafzın mecaz diye nitelenmesinin sebebi” olarak görmüştür. Lafzın bu mecazi kullanımı asırlar boyu sürse, hatta ilk vaz’daki hakiki anlamı unutulsa bile lafzın bu anlama delaleti hakiki değil mecazi olmaya devam edecektir. Çalışmamızda gördük ki modern dil bilimin yaklaşımına göre, mecaz ve hakikat dile sonradan eklemlenen arızi/geçici birer vasıftır. Dillerde asıl olan lafzın belirli bir anlamda uzun yıllar kesintisiz olarak kullanılmasıdır. Bu sağlanırsa lafız ve kullanıldığı anlam hakikat olmaktadır. Şarihler tarafından dile getirilen ve Nehcü’l-Belâga’da gerçekleştiği saptanan diğer bir gerçeklik, lafızlarda meydana gelen anlam kaymalarıdır. Bu anlam kaymaları lafızların anlamlarında görülen daralma veya genişleme veya lafzın bir duyu alanından (somut-soyut veya tersi) diğerine kayması şeklinde gerçekleşebilmektedir. Lafızların anlam değişimlerinde daralıp genişlemesinde veya somut-soyut gibi delalet alanlarında meydana gelen birtakım kaymalarının ana sebebi lafzın mecazi kullanımının yaygın bir hal almış olmasıdır. Yukarıda tespit ve teyit ettiğimiz, uzun süre tedavülde kalan mecazi lafızların manaya delaletleri hakikat olmaktadır. Lafzın aslı hakikat veya mecaz olsun fark etmez, lafzıdili yaşatan ve koruyan kullanım sıklığıdır. Kullanılmayan lafız hakikat bile olsa zamanla unutulacaktır. Unu-tulduktan sonra ilk vaz’daki anlamın da kullanılsa bile mecaz sayılacaktır. Buna karşın kullanıldığı anlamı mecazi olduğu halde lafız belirli bir süre sonra hakikate katılacaktır. Asıl anlamı kullanılmadığı için unutulacaktır. Bu durum hakikat-mecaz sarmalına hatta bir tür kısır döngüye bile neden olacaktır.

دراسة السلوك التربوي للنبي محمد () في نهج البلاغة

نبي محمد (7) هو أعظم معلم في البشرية وخاتم الرسل ، وقد ورد ذكره في القرآن الكريم باعتباره أفضل نموذج للمسلمين والبشر ، ومن الواضح أن معرفته هي بداية معرفة كل الخير والكمال الإلهي ، وقد وصف الإمام علي (عليه السلام) النبي الكريم بأفضل طريقة في خطبه البليغة ، أي في نهج البلاغة. إن هذه الدراسة تهدف إلى شرح السلوك التربوي للنبي الكريم (7)، بناءً على كلام الإمام علي (عليه السلام) ، باستخدام الأساليب الوصفية والتحليلية وكذلك أدوات البحث والتنقيب عن الوثائق في المكتبات لجمع البيانات وتحليلها. وقد أظهرت النتائج أن الإمام علي (عليه السلام) قد ركز أكثر على ثلاثة جوانب رئيسية من حياة الرسول الكريم (7) ، وهي : المثابرة على الدعوة إلى التوحيد ، ومحاربة الشرك والجهل والخرافات ، وشرح طبيعته الطاهرة والمقدسة وتأثيرها على المسلمين كنموذج يحتذى به في الزهد والتقوى

Author verification of Nahj Al-Balagha

Abstract The primary purpose of this article is author verification of the Nahj Al-Balagha, a book attributed to Imam Ali and over which Sunni and Shi’i Muslims are proposing different theories. Given the morphologically complex nature of Arabic, we test whether morphological segmentation, applied to the book and works by the two authors suspected by Sunnis to have authored the texts, can be used for author verification of the Nahj Al-Balagha. Our findings indicate that morphological segmentation may lead to slightly better results than whole words and that regardless of the feature sets, the three sub-corpora cluster into three distinct groups using principal component analysis, hierarchical clustering, multi-dimensional scaling, and bootstrap consensus trees. Supervised classification methods such as Naive Bayes, Support Vector Machines, k Nearest Neighbours, Random Forests, AdaBoost, Bagging, and Decision Trees confirm the same results, which is a clear indication that (1) the book is internally consistent and can thus be attributed to a single person and (2) it was not authored by either of the suspected authors.

The effectiveness of Nahj al-Balaghah psychological teachings on life satisfaction and reduction of anxiety, stress and depression in adolescents

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Nahj al-Balagha's psychological teachings on life satisfaction and reducing anxiety, stress and depression in adolescents. The research method was experimental with pre-test and post-test with a control group. The population of this study was all male high school students (12th grade) in Ardabil city. For this purpose, 40 students were selected based on availability sampling and randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The students participated in this study by completing the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the Multidimensional Scale of Student Life Satisfaction, once before and once after the treatment sessions. The experimental group was taught the Nahj al-Balagha psychological instruction for 10 sessions, but the control group did not receive any training program. After data collection, the results were analyzed by SPSS software. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The results showed that through Nahj al-Balaghah's psychological teachings, the mean scores for life satisfaction in the experimental group significantly increased and their mean scores of anxiety, stress and depression decreased. According to the results of this study, it can be said that group training of Nahj al-Balaghah psychological trainings is an effective method in promoting adolescent's psychological health.

Teaching Methods In Nahj Al-Balagha For Al-Shareef Al Radhi (D.406 AH)

Nahju al-Balagha is rich in various teaching methods introduced by Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (PBUH), which are based on the Holy Qur'an and the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). These methods have a great impact on the methods of teaching and learning that emerged recently. The research aims at pointing out these teaching methods and making use of them in the educational process at the various stages of study to achieve the aim of the research, the researcher adopted many procedures including: determining the research methodology , population, sample, and the instrument. One of the findings of the research is that Nahj al-Balagha includes many methods of teaching. The researcher recommended that teachers read Nahj al-Balagha and employ it in teaching. The researcher suggests conducting a similar study that deals with the teaching methods in the collections attributed to ahl albeit (PBUT).

Characteristics of Competent Managers from the Perspective of Quran and Nahj al-Balaghah

Background: Competency is a set of job-related knowledge, skills, personality traits, interests, and experiences that enable the holder to perform tasks and responsibilities at an above-average level. Since the Holy Quran and hadiths emphasize the principle of selecting the most competent people according to specific characteristics and skills, there is a need to define the needed competencies for selecting efficient and capable managers. Based on this, the general and specialized competencies of managers were extracted from the valuable sources including the Quran and Nahj al-Balagha. Method: In this qualitative developmental study, the qualitative content analysis research method was conducted to investigate the texts of the Holy Quran and Nahj al-Balagha using a Quranic-narrative approach to extract the characteristics of competent managers. Results: After extracting all concepts (354) and classifying them, we finally achieved 21 competencies and placed them in consecutive classifications (3 stages of codification, preparation, and summarization) in 2 groups of general and specialized competencies. Conclusion: According to the Islamic criteria in selecting managers of an Islamic society, these competencies should be considered using a systemic approach.

Stylistic approach and acculturation: A historical reading on explanations of Nahj Al Balagha

Stylistic approach and acculturation: A historical reading on explanations of Nahj Al Balagha

Development and Validation of a Well-being Scale Based on Nahj al-Balagha

Background: This study aimed to develop and validate a well-being questionnaire based on the wisdom of Nahj al-Balagha. Methods: The method of this research was descriptive. Accordingly, based on a predefined psychological well-being model, 74 items were formulated and approved by three experts from the Nahj al-Balagha field. The statistical population of this study included all adults aged 20 to 50 years, in Tehran. Using a simple sampling method, 200 people were selected as the study sample. Also, the reliability of the questionnaire was calculated through the Cronbach alpha coefficient. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed in two ways: validity and construct validity. The correlation of the questionnaire with the Ryff questionnaire was obtained for the validity of the questionnaire, and a confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the construct validity. Results: The data were analyzed using the SPSS and Amos software. The results showed that the psychological well-being questionnaire had an appropriate internal consistency in the range of 0.62 to 0.85 for the subscales and 0.95 for the total scale. Also, the total score of the researcher-made questionnaire was significantly correlated with the Ryff 53-item questionnaire, using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Moreover, the fitness indices obtained from confirmatory factor analysis showed a proper construct validity for the scale; most of the items had a factor load of above 30. Conclusion: The questionnaire indicated good psychometric properties for assessing psychological well-being in Iranian society.