Analyzing the basics and principles of aesthetic education based on the verses of the Holy Quran

KazemiZadeh, Zahra; Beheshti, Saeed; Salahshoori, Ahmad

Analyzing the basics and principles of aesthetic education based on the verses of the Holy Quran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Zahra KazemiZadeh ¹

Saeed Beheshti ²

Ahmad Salahshoori ³

¹ Phd student, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

² Professor, Department of Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, AllamehTabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

One of the important issues of education is how to pay attention to the existential dimension of human being in the direction of beauty and aesthetic education. The purpose of this article is to examine the basics and principles of aesthetic education from the perspective of the Holy Quran. In this research, the research approach is qualitative and the analysis method is thematic analysis, a documentary method has been used to collect information, and the tool for collecting information is in the form of taking notes from textual data. The results of the research show that the Holy Quran, with a comprehensive look at the issue of beauty, presents a diverse set of aesthetic concepts and foundations. These foundations are: the acquisition of aesthetic knowledge is possible, nature, the world, man, nature, history and revelation are the sources of aesthetic knowledge, sense, intellect and heart are the ways to obtain aesthetic knowledge, sensual and evil temptations are obstacles to the acquisition of aesthetic knowledge (Epistemological foundations), Nizam Ahsan (ontological foundations), Man is a version of God's beauty on earth, the formation of the best man, man's innate desire for beauty, man's freedom in aesthetic education, man's capabilities and limitations in aesthetic education (anthropological foundations), God is the original and absolute good and the source of all good things, and pure goodness and the best names are attributed to God Almighty (Theological foundations) Based on them, the principle of God-centeredness, the principle of reason-centeredness, the principle of balance, the principle of proportion, the principle of efficiency, the principle of genuine pleasure-creation and the principle of server-creation can be considered as the principles of aesthetic education.

Keywords

education

aesthetic education

Basics of aesthetic education

Principles of aesthetic education

Holy Quran

Subjects

Islamic Education

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