Associate Professor in Department of Educational Sciencesl Research Center of Seminary and University
Abstract
The ultimate goal in Islamic education enjoys a special position. The experts of Islamic education have mentioned various goals as the ultimate goals. They have mentioned goals such as proximity to Allah, pure life, Allah’s vicegerency, annihilation in Allah, and Allah’s consent, while there is just one ultimate goal. The question is as follows: “What is the ultimate goal of Islamic education according to Quranic verses and Islamic traditions?” The present study analyzes the Quranic verses and Islamic traditions as well as the views of the scholars of morality to investigate the ultimate goal of education form the Islamic viewpoint. The findings of the study suggest that Islamic education has just one goal and that is Allah’s consent. Other things are either in line with that goal or are among the general goals of the Islamic education in various domains such as ritual, religious, social education and the like.
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