Youth Confusion and Ali Shariati’s “Taught of Living Within”

In Ali Shariati’s system of thoughts, youth is of a specific position which reveals to us his attention to this precious human treasure. He used to live in a time when his society was divided in two; half were asleep and charmed while the awakes were running away! Shariati believed the youth of his time were struggling with crises such as “confusion”. So, as a responsible intellectual, he pathologized, diagnosed and finally advised a prescription. He gives us a solution to resolve this crisis.  This Article with the use of Spragens four stages theory is trying to firstly show Shariati’s observation on this crisis; secondly discover the results of such a crisis according to his view; Thirdly, illuminate on what basis he has theorized and recreated the mind of this infected society and how he pictured his utopia; and finally what are his solutions for this problem.  In this article it is claimed that Shariati’s “taught of living within”, beside all the criticisms and objections brought up, still has the capacity to face the crises the children of motherland are struggling with in the current time.