A Study of Examples of the Social Ethics of Waiters (of Imam Mahdi) in the Consolidation of Social Capital

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Ethics is one of the important elements that play a fundamental role in the perfection and happiness of people and human societies. Therefore, in some narratives, individual and social ethics have been considered as the characteristics of the waiters of Imam Mahdi (a.s). Social ethics is derived from social beliefs, values, and norms and shapes public culture. Therefore, it is more important than individual ethics. Social ethics is defined as one of the main components of social capital and one of its pillars; because with it, the identity of the social system is formed and becomes dynamic and flourishing. The current paper has examined "the social ethics of the waiters in the deepening of social capital" with the descriptive-analytical method and through data collection in the documents available through the library, while explaining the key concepts, it has answered this question that "what role does the social ethics of the waiters play in deepening social capital?" One of the most important findings and innovations of this paper is the explanation of the role of social ethics in the deepening of social capital by emphasizing on ethical components such as social trust, social justice, cooperation and collaboration, etc.

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