Educational Concepts and Implications Derived from Surah Al Qasas: An Analytical Study

Abstract

This study aimed to highlight the status of Surah Al Qasas among other Surahs of the Holy Qur'an as well as to investigate significant educational principles, values and styles included in the Surah. The researcher used the descriptive method based on analysis and deduction. The study findings revealed that Surah Al Qasas is one of the Meccan Surahs of Qur’an, whose main goal is to show the true balance of power and values represented in the power of God, and the value of belief in Him. The findings also showed that the Surah includes a number of educational principles, values, styles and meanings, which should be derived and applied in education. Based on these concepts and principles, the educational theory in the Muslim community should be developed. The reason behind the imbalance in the value and ethical system of today's Muslim community is attributed to the absence or lack of incorporation of such values deduced from   Surah Al Qasas into the curricula and institutions of Islamic Education. In light of these results, the study recommends the need for integration of and interaction between Islamic educational institutions, particularly the family, the mosque and the school, in activating and applying educational concepts and implications deduced from Surah Al-Qasas. It is also recommended that educational policies in the Muslim community should be re-analyzed and re-developed, taking these educational concepts and implications into consideration.

Keywords: educational styles, Surah Al Qasas, values, educational principles, educational implications.