Investigation of the Concept of Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil in the Holy Quran

Even though "Enjoining Good" and "Forbidding Evil" are of the common terms in the Quran, traditions and jurisprudence, but there is no agreement on its ruling and lexicons, jurists, and commentators do not reach consensus upon its definition and limitation. Therefore review of these two terms and determination of their span according to the Quran -the most authentic source for Islamic teachings -would be logically superior to any related studies and researches. This article attempts to retrieve the concept of "command", "forbidding", "righteous deed", and "vice" by thinking over related verses and determine span of "enjoining good" and "forbidding evil".