Divine Tradition in Social Changes

In this article, after elementary discussions, four basic aspects of social changes as divine traditions are examined. The factors of social changes are the first aspect which is examined and these factors divided into three types of cognitive, psychological and behavioral. The agents of changes are surveyed and the two groups of the elite and the sideliners are discussed. The third aspect, that is the obstacles of social changes are categorized in three kinds of cultural, social and psychological, each has some subsets. At the end the purpose of social changes from a Quranic viewpoint is examined. The Holy Qoran aims to bring about changes in the individual level not in the groups and structures.