Doctrinal Aberrations .. a Discussion of reasons and the Mechanisms of Treatment

 Abdul Aziz Al-Safi

Summary
This article deals with the phenomenon of doctrinal aberration and shows the most important cognitive, psychological, or social reasons and justifications that are required and needed for its rise and spread.

The purpose of all that is to get to know a methodological treatment appropriate for those reasons and justifications, by trying to get to proved criteria and foundations of the true doctrine on the one hand, and by working to find theoretical and applicable ways and methods able to do away with the phenomenon of doctrinal deviation or limit its harms and bad consequences in our present-day life, on the other. This is the right beginning to diagnose and treat the problem of beliefs deviation.

It has been clear that doctrinal deviations have negative and dangerous consequences and effects appearing in different manifestations and forms whether in individuals or community; to be as symptoms and effects showing that those deviations have actually taken place.

It is important, before all, to diagnose the nature of doctrinal deviation, and show that it is, in fact, two things that must be treated: one is the problem if the doctrinal emptiness, and the other is the problem of the ways to corruption. It has become clear too that there are three basic ways for how to face and fight these two problems. These three ways are: foundational development ways, Preventive protective ways, and treatment ways.

The same treatment ways have been classified in the treatment of doctrinal deviations into two basic methods, the first of which is the theoretical treatment; It is done by treating the causes that have led the corruption of beliefs to be so widespread intellectually and theoretically. The second is the practical treatment; It is done by treating the causes that have led the corruption of beliefs to be so widespread through practical steps and mechanisms to protect the true doctrine, and treat what has been corrupted and aberrated.

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