Formulating a Conceptual Model of Successful Marriage based on the Lifestyle of Imam Ali (AS) and Sediqeh Tahereh (SA)

The purpose of this study was to present a conceptual model of successful marriage based on the life style of Imam Ali (AS) and Sediqeh Tahereh (SA).

In this fundamental study, content analysis methodology was used.

For this purpose, all available resources in this field were studied and led to the identification of the core themes of the research that include individual virtues, couples virtues, social virtues and religious virtues. Each of the core themes was related to the main themes and to the sub themes provided with examples of each of the themes.

The results from this study indicates that there is a match between subsidiary themes based on world-view, interest, easy marriage, intimacy, mutural respect, empthay, understanding, cooperation, social and political similarity, being responsible, commitment, holiness of couple relation, marital satisfaction are effective factors in successful marital factors in Imam Ali (A) and Sedigheh (SA) way of life. Based on the recognized factors, conceptual model of marriage based on the lifestyle of Imam Ali (A) and Hazrat Sedigheh (SA) was designed.