Journal of Islamic Studies (Jan 1977)
Quran’s story and its role in Education
Abstract
Stories in general have the ability to guide and Influence. The Holy Quran includes many stories about the last nations, which are included to make an educational rule for the reader of the listener. Quran’s stories are characterized by honest and focusing on the target of the story. The educational targets of the Quran’s stories can be summarized in three points; firstly they provide the Islamic values to the individual and society, secondly, teaching the human how to trust God and accepting fate and destiny, and provide humans by knowledge and facts which can help them in their life trip. Quran’s stories can achieve its targets by using the suitable ways to the listener and choosing the suitable subject, beside that using the replication to achieve the goal. Moreover, Quran’s story used the pushing way which is known as Enticement, and also the preventing way which is known as Intimidation. The teacher and all Muslims have to take consideration to what the Quran and Sunna include from educational lessons that helps the human in their life and afterlife.