Ma`rifat Farhangi Ejtemaei

Social inequality has various consequences at the individual and societal levels. The existence of some consequences at unusual and unexpected levels confirms the need for its adjustment and control. Various methods have been proposed by researchers and social workers to achieve this goal, the most important of which is cultural adjustment and control. This article attempts to explain the role of culture in reducing and moderating inequality by referring to the system of divine verses identified through the thematic interpretation method, and to answer the question of how inequality can be moderated through cultural changes. The findings of this study indicate that from the perspective of the Holy Quran, there is a significant relationship between the cultural status of society and social inequalities, and a significant portion of these inequalities are rooted in culture, and as a rule, their adjustment is not possible except through cultural reform. For example, changing the criterion of social status from mere attention to material and tangible categories to spiritual and intellectual values and possessions, which leads to the denial of giving primacy to material things, keeping up with the Joneses, ostentatious displays, boasting and extravagance, disregard for the desires and expectations of the lower classes, etc., can be part of this ideal.