Ma`rifat Farhangi Ejtemaei

One of the central topics in sociology is the interaction of individuals with society in concrete situations. Social psychologists, rationalist sociologists and those who advocate one-sided methodological individualism speak of the influence of individuals on society. Structural sociologists and those who advocate the originality and superiority of society over individuals also speak one-sidedly and exclusively about the influence of society on individual. Eclectic theorists discuss the interaction of individual and society, or agency and structure in various fields of social life. Despite believing in the originality of the individual and the nominality of the society, Professor Misbah follows an eclectic approach and argues that neither the individual is completely affected by the society, nor the society is completely affected by the individual; rather, there is a mutual influence in this regard. Therefore, he discussed "the relationship between the individual and the society" in two separate sections, under the headings of "the influence of society on the individual" and "the influence of the individual on the society". Comparing professor Misbah with the other thinkers, this article tries to explain his position in this regard. The research method is the content analysis of the topics in the book "Society and History from the Viewpoint of the Qur'an", which, among the works of the professor, exclusively deals with this discussion.