The Analytical Study of Factors and Obstructions in Religious Education According to Nahjul Balaghah

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD, Assistant professor of Tarbiyat Moallem University

2 M .A in philosophy of Education

Abstract

One of the most basic issues of Islamic societies which have entailed profuse discussions is religious education. Precise explanation of religious education and identification of effective factors and obstacles in it are the duty of religion and educational sciences. This article, while focusing on this subject, seeks to find out as to what the effective causes of education are. What major obstacles is the religious education faced with?
For this purpose, first, the concept of education and religious education has been studied and thereupon the effective factors and obstacles to religious education have been investigated and analyzed in accordance with Imam Ali's sayings in Nahjul Balaghah. This research is a basic research conducted into the text of Nahjul Balaghah using an analytical – descriptive method to elaborate on the effective causes and barriers of religious education as seen by Imam Ali (a.s.) in Nahjul Balaghah.

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