Quran and Quranic teachings
enayat sharifi; Hossein Sharifi
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Self-awareness is one of the key issues in life that every individual must possess for progress and advancement in their lives. It is highlighted in the Quran with terms such as insight and self-forgetfulness, and it is based on theological, ontological, and anthropological foundations. Each of these ...
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Self-awareness is one of the key issues in life that every individual must possess for progress and advancement in their lives. It is highlighted in the Quran with terms such as insight and self-forgetfulness, and it is based on theological, ontological, and anthropological foundations. Each of these foundations has educational effects. The present study discusses the anthropological foundations of self-awareness in dimensions such as insight, orientation, and values, and aims to address the following questions:What are the cognitive foundations of self-awareness in the Quran, and what are their educational functions?What are the orientation foundations of self-awareness in the Quran, and what are their educational functions?What are the values foundations of self-awareness in the Quran, and what are their educational functions?Background Regarding the significant importance of this research, numerous activities have been carried out in the field of psychology with a religious approach, such as the book "Comparative Self-Awareness from the Perspective of Islam and Psychology" by Fatemeh Esfandiari, the book "Self-Awareness" by Samad Shah Mohammadi, the book "Self-Awareness and Self-Management" by Masoud Noorali Zadeh, the book "From Self-Awareness to Self-Knowledge" by Shahrbano Ghahhari, and articles like "The Relationship between Self-Awareness and God-Awareness" by Noorali Zadeh Miyaneji, Bashiri, and Jan Bozorgi in the Psychology and Religion Journal, no.19, article on the effectiveness of teaching self-awareness from the perspective of Islamic teachings on reducing students' psychological pressure by Amir Hossein Mousavi in the Psychology Studies Journal, no. 30, article on self-awareness and its educational functions in improving human social relationships in the Quran and Hadith by Fatemeh Saifali'i in issue 2 of volume 2 of the Journal of Educational Teachings in the Quran and Hadith, and others. However, no work has yet delved into the Quranic foundations that provide a fundamental and root-based look at this issue and its educational effects. It seems that this article may be the first work to address this topic.MethodologyIn this research, a descriptive-analytical method has been used to evaluate and analyze the main concepts including various dimensions of cognitive human foundations, self-awareness, and their educational effects in detail. This analytical method allows us to delve into a better understanding of the cognitive human foundations in dimensions such as attitude, orientation, values, self-awareness, and their educational effects from the perspective of the Holy Quran.General Research FindingsCognitive human foundations of self-awareness in the Quran are divided into attitude, orientation, and values foundations.The dual existence of human from body and soul, human's free will, and purposefulness are among the most important attitude foundations that significantly impact the fulfilling self-awareness and have educational effects such as attention to physical and spiritual dimensions, assisting human in the path of perfection, and enhancing human resilience, patience, and self-esteem. Purposefulness is directly related to self-awareness because without self-awareness, achieving one's goals and ultimate purpose is not possible, and without consideration of the hearafter, reaching the final goal is not achievable.Human nature and pure temperament, awareness of capacities, abilities, and shortcomings are among the most vital orientation cognitive human foundations that have a significant impact on the realization of self-awareness and have educational functions such as awareness of capacities, talents, and shortcomings as the starting point of self-awareness, recognizing capacities and shortcomings leading to strengthening confidence, increasing self-belief, and self-awareness.Human dignity, caliphate, and vicegerency of God are among the crucial values-based cognitive human foundations, each of which has a direct relationship with self-awareness and results in feelings of worthiness, self-esteem, and social status in society.Final ConclusionCognitive human foundations of self-awareness in the Quran are divided into attitude, orientation, and values foundations, each of which has educational effects.
Quran and Quranic teachings
Fatemeh Vojdani; Alireza Golmohamdpour Lori,
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All the verses of the Qur'an have valuable implications for guiding the mankind. The purpose of this study was to extract the components and aims of blame in the Holy Quran. The research method was a descriptive-analytical study in the Qur'an with the Qur'an interpretation, Al-Mizan. According to the ...
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All the verses of the Qur'an have valuable implications for guiding the mankind. The purpose of this study was to extract the components and aims of blame in the Holy Quran. The research method was a descriptive-analytical study in the Qur'an with the Qur'an interpretation, Al-Mizan. According to the findings, cognitive component of blame was knowledge about: the human, divine attributes, divine blessings, divine traditions, the Qur'an, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), good and bad, and strategies for correcting wrongdoers. Emotional component of blame obtained as: self-shame, shame in front of God, guilty, inferiority, and regret. Behavioral component of blame were: questioning, showing off your favor to someone, labeling, to humiliate, rational justifying, arousing and drawing attention to speech, expressing disgust, giving an example, comparing, repeating, and explaining. Also some objectives and goals (correcting the thinking method, strengthening faith in God, paying attention to the resurrection, nurturing the faith in the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), respecting and obeying him, understanding the ugliness of one's sins, feeling remorse and decision to repentance, and doing good and avoiding wrongdoings) and the ultimate aim (guiding mankind toward the true happiness) were achieved. So, blame in Qur’an leads to informing the sinner and make him feel remorse and encourage him to repent.
ghasemali kaboli; mohammad hoseyn mardani nokandeh
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A brief look at the Holy Qur’an demonstrates that each single verse brims with illuminative and innovative lessons; therefore, Muslims must tap this valuable educational source to facilitate the growth of the Islamic nation. This research aims to locate educational innovations in the Holy Qur’an ...
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A brief look at the Holy Qur’an demonstrates that each single verse brims with illuminative and innovative lessons; therefore, Muslims must tap this valuable educational source to facilitate the growth of the Islamic nation. This research aims to locate educational innovations in the Holy Qur’an in three forms of analogy, allegory, and addressing. It also aims to exploit the findings to train humans displaying Islamic behavior. Conducting a library research, the researchers came to the following conclusions: 1- The Holy Qur’an brims with innovations in education and teaching. 2- Exemplary humans trained on the basis of these innovations are given in the Holy Qur’an. 3- Tapping these innovations helps to introduce exemplary humans to other societies.
ali salimi; sara rahimi pour
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According to the teachings of the Holy Quran, purification (tazkīyah) and education (ta’līm) are the two basic principles for the discipline of human beings, out of which purification is of a higher significance. Knowledge resembles some seeds the growth of which requires a suitable ground and ...
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According to the teachings of the Holy Quran, purification (tazkīyah) and education (ta’līm) are the two basic principles for the discipline of human beings, out of which purification is of a higher significance. Knowledge resembles some seeds the growth of which requires a suitable ground and purification serves as the ground for a perfect growth of such seeds without which knowledge will be partial and insufficient or even misleading. This study uses an analytic-descriptive methodology to review the Quranic verses concerning purification and education and the significance and the relation between these two Quranic concepts.
enayat sharifi
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One aspect of education in the educational system of the Qur'an is physical education. The present paper attempts to investigate the methods and goals of physical education from the viewpoint of the Qur'an. From among these methods, the most important ones are personal hygiene, healthy and adequate food, ...
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One aspect of education in the educational system of the Qur'an is physical education. The present paper attempts to investigate the methods and goals of physical education from the viewpoint of the Qur'an. From among these methods, the most important ones are personal hygiene, healthy and adequate food, avoiding extravagance, avoiding unhealthy and impure food such as blood, carrion, pork, wine, etc., encouraging involvement in sports and healthy recreation, fasting, and the moderation of instincts; sexual instinct is the most significant instinct that can be controlled with marriage, modesty, virtue, zeal, and avoidance of ogling and solitude. The primary aims of physical education include enabling the performance of religious acts and the worship of God, offering service to people, staying fresh and cheerful, acquiring moral virtues and maintaining one's health.
nabiollah sadri far; seyed abolghasem musavi
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Identification and determination of educational criteria of divine messengers is one of the ways for man to attain educational perfection. The present paper examines the Holy Qur'an as an educational book and in effect the most comprehensive one, sent for humans at all times, and identifies educational ...
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Identification and determination of educational criteria of divine messengers is one of the ways for man to attain educational perfection. The present paper examines the Holy Qur'an as an educational book and in effect the most comprehensive one, sent for humans at all times, and identifies educational objectives and criteria of the messengers. These aims and criteria include the followings: 1. the development of thought and reasoning, 2. piety, 3. justice, 4. wisdom, 5. worship, 6. refinement, 7. unity and settlement of disputes, and 8. proximity to God. All educators in an Islamic society can contribute to the advancement and elevation of the society by taking these objectives and criteria into account. This study is a library research with a descriptive-analytic methodology.
saleh hasan zadeh
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Modern man, especially modern youth, suffers from numerous moral and psychological problems due to cultural invasionsand secular propaganda. These problems are due to the fact that, man, in the modern era, has not understood his human truth or has ignored it and has forgotten his source of peace which ...
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Modern man, especially modern youth, suffers from numerous moral and psychological problems due to cultural invasionsand secular propaganda. These problems are due to the fact that, man, in the modern era, has not understood his human truth or has ignored it and has forgotten his source of peace which is God and His teachings. The only way out of these problems is to return to the true religion, to understand it and to put its teachings into practice. Islam, as the last and the most comprehensive religion, can play a pivotal role in educating man and saving him from further crises. The teenage years and youth are decisive and critical in shaping man’s personality. To make the best use of his youth, man should turn to a knowledgeable guide who knows the way; someone who is devoid of error and mistakes and the best such guide is the holy Qur’an and the correct traditions of the immaculate Imams (PBUT). What lays the foundation and paves the way forany progress and refinement is correct knowledge and understanding. It is education that guarantees such knowledge and understanding and can reinforce self discipline. The most effective and in fact the sole factor in healing moral and psychological problems is thus following religious teachings and practicing them sincerely. Therefore, the aim of Islamic education is educating Islamic individuals. This paper, with reference to the holy Qur'an, the traditions and documented proofs, examines the above-mentioned issues.
