Examining the Role of Rationality in Incentive to Mahdavi Generous Government from Viewpoint of Traditions

In narrative texts attributed to the Imam of the time (a.s), “the incentive to generous government” is one of frequent requests. As an important component of connection between people and the supreme Mahdavi government, incentive increases or decreases with several causes. Some of these causes play a fundamental role and create other causes to affect the incentive.
By a descriptive-analytical method, after examining the meaning and concept of reason and incentive in traditions, the present paper explains the relationship between reason and incentive. The main factor in increasing the incentive to the Mahdavi generous government, particularly in time of absence, is the rationality of the people and society in various aspects and conversely, its opposite elements such as ignorance will diminish the incentive. Therefore, one of strategies of expanding rationality in society is the proper explanation of the Mahdavi teachings, including a satisfactory and accurate explanation of perfection of reasons and revival of hearts in this government, which will provide the hearts of audiences with an incentive in the light of their cognition of that supreme state. In the present article, the basis for explaining the relationship between reason and incentive is based on traditions of the Innocents (a.s)