Arguments of advocators of seclusion and association

Advocators of seclusion and dissociability, among which thereare some of ethic scholars and a number of famous pious men and votaries, have other reasons for preference of this action and its effect on improvement of morality in addition to above reasons.

They say: when a man secludes, he can better worship God, and pray Him heartily, can better mediate and reflect on themysteries of creation and different fields of science anddistinguish the realities. In seclusion, there are less love andhatred as well as debate and disputation hinderi ngcomprehension of facts and realities, and on this account mostof great thinkers live in seclusion and dissociation.

Moreover, when associating and communicating people, aman often faces the events which create heavy duties for himand it happens that a man neglects in performing his duties andconsequently is deviated. For example, in association and livingin the society, we often encounter with unlawful things and sinsand breach of duties that the obligation of bid to good andforbid of wrong necessitates to oppose, while we are not sure ofperforming always our duty in this part. So it is better to selectseclusion and escape the respons ibilities!

In addition, there are some verses and traditions encourag ingseclusion and dissociation. For example, pay attention to thefollowing verses and traditions:.

فَلَمَّا اعْتَزَلَهُمْ وَ ما يَعْبُدُونَ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَهَبْنا لَهُ اسْحقَ وَ يَعْقُوبَ وَ كُلّاً جَعَلْنا نَبِيّاً ..

1- So, when he went apart from them and that they wereserving, apart from God, We gave him Isaac and Jacob, and each We made a Prophet.. [1]

[1]Marysura (91) ,verse 94