A reflection on the social principles of the Twelve Steps Associations

The Twelve-Step Anonymous Associations are one of the branches of therapeutic spirituality, which, based on moral and spiritual principles, attracts and spiritualizes people with social ills, including behavioral and consumption addiction. The purpose of this study is to critically examine four important traditions of the laws of these associations as four social principles. The present research with a descriptive-critical approach, while trying to explain the principle of unity, the principle of desire, the principle of external issues and the principle of anonymity, critique and evaluate them with the method of critique of the intellectual system and underlying principles. He acts among the traditions - which have a collective nature - and divides them into two categories, sociable and elusive, and then tries to compare and compare them with the moral and social teachings of Islam in order to confuse the seemingly morally desirable themes. And prevent the clergy of the association with genuine religious teachings. He then seeks to identify and analyze the pluralistic and anti-religious goals behind the association with a pathological perspective and with the help of the association's published texts. The findings of this study indicate that these associations, although they are national social organizations, but their mentioned social principles are harmful and have angles with the social foundations of Islam.