A Educational Analysis of the Quranic Concept of "Ṭalab" within the Framework of Traditional Quranic Hermeneutics and Its Implications for Educational Competencies

Document Type : The scientific research paper

Authors

1 .PhD Student, Department of Education Foundation, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy of Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy of Education, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

4 . Bachelor's Degree Department of Physical Education, National Vocational University, Dr. Shariati Tehran Girls' College, Tehran, Iran.

10.30473/quran.2025.73387.1297

Abstract

This interdisciplinary study aims to provide a Educational analysis of the Quranic concept of "Ṭalab" (seeking/pursuit) within the framework of traditional Quranic hermeneutics, with a special emphasis on the perspective of Allamah Ṭabāṭabāʼī. The research seeks to deduce key educational competencies to address four challenges in Iran's educational system: "Rote memorization, information overload, learner passivity, and lack of skills." Using a multi-method qualitative approach that includes systematic review, conceptual decomposition, comparative analysis, logical retroductive analysis, and Frankena's practical inference, three core competencies were extracted: "The Competency of Self-Exposure/Placing Oneself in a Position of Exposure (with components of openness and the skill of listening), which fosters active learner engagement and targets the issue of passivity; the Competency of Sensitive and Methodical Seeking of the Original Meaning (emphasizing inquiry, reasoning, foresight, hermeneutical critique, vigilance, and doubt), which serves as an alternative to rote memorization and information overload; the Competency of Seeking the True Meaning (centered on truth-seeking and truth-acceptance, doubt, critical courage, being a reformer, and wise skills), which reduces the lack of skills by nurturing critical thinking and self-correction." The findings indicate that these competencies, by transforming the learning process into an active quest, enable the redesign of curricula based on hermeneutical skills. By linking Quranic hermeneutical theory to practical educational needs, this research offers a novel framework for educational transformation in Iran.

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Article Title [Persian]

تحلیل تربیتی مفهوم قرآنی‌طلب در چارچوب هرمنوتیک قرآنی و استلزام آن برای شایستگی‌های تربیتی

Authors [Persian]

  • امیر فرخنده 1
  • رمضان برخورداری 2
  • سوسن کشاورز 3
  • زهرا فرخنده 4
1 دانشجوی دکتری گروه آموزش و پرورش، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی، دانشگاه شیراز، شیراز، ایران.
2 دانشیارگروه فلسفه تعلیم و تربیت، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران.
3 دانشیارگروه فلسفه تعلیم و تربیت، دانشگاه خوارزمی، تهران، ایران.
4 دانش آموخته کارشناسی گروه تربیت بدنی، دانشگاه فنی و حرفه‌ای سراسری، پردیس دخترانه دکتر شریعتی تهران، تهران، ایران.
Abstract [Persian]

هدف این پژوهش میان‌رشته‌ای، تحلیل تربیتی مفهوم قرآنی «طلب» در چارچوب هرمنوتیک قرآنی سنتی (اصیل) با تأکید بر دیدگاه علامه طباطبایی و استنتاج شایستگی‌های تربیتی برای رفع چهار چالش نظام آموزش ایران (حافظه‌محوری، انباشت اطلاعات، منفعل‌بودن متربی و بی‌مهارتی) است. با چندسویه‌سازی روش‌های کیفیِ مرور نظامند، تجزیه مفهومی، تحلیل تطبیقی، تحلیل منطقی فرارونده و استنتاج عملی فرانکنا، سه شایستگی کلیدی استخراج شد: 1. شایستگی در معرض قرار گرفتن/ قرار دادن خود (با مؤلفه‌های گشودگی و مهارت شنیدن) که تعامل فعال متربی را تقویت و مسئله «منفعل‌ بودن» را هدف می‌گیرد؛ 2. جویندگی حساس و روشمند معنای اصلی (با تأکید بر پرسشگری، استدلال‌ورزی، عاقبت‌اندیشی، نقادی تاویلگرانه، هوشیاری هرمنوتیکی و شک) که جایگزین حافظه‌محوری و انباشت اطلاعات می‌شود؛ 3. جویندگی معنای حقیقی (با محوریت حقیقت‌‌جو بودن و حق‌پذیری، شک، شجاعت نقادی، مصلح بودن و مهارت‌های حکیمانه) که بی‌مهارتی را از طریق پرورش تفکر انتقادی و خوداصلاحی کاهش می‌دهد. یافته‌ها نشان می‌دهد این شایستگی‌ها با تبدیل فرآیند یادگیری به کاوشگری فعال، امکان بازطراحی برنامه‌های درسی مبتنی بر مهارت‌های هرمنوتیکی را فراهم می‌کنند. این پژوهش با پیوند نظریه هرمنوتیک قرآنی به نیازهای عملی تربیتی، چارچوبی نوین برای تحول آموزش در ایران ارائه می‌دهد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • معنایابی طلب
  • تفسیر المیزان
  • هرمنوتیک قرآنی سنتی
  • تربیت اسلامی
  • شایستگی هرمنوتیکی (مرادیابی)

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September 2025
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