Thematic Analyzing the Concept of Faḍl in the Quran with the Aim of Identifying Its Denotation and Educational Type

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

• Sayyid Mohammad Borumand ¹
• Vahideh Fakhar Noghani ²
• Ayyob Akrami ³
• Hosein Baghgoli ⁴

¹ Ph.D. Student of Islamic Studies Teaching, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Fundamentals of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences and psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jquran.2024.84862.1621

Abstract

Religious literature is a gateway to the world of meanings and educational teachings. Still, over time, reaching its depths has become difficult for modern humanity. So, it is necessary to examine religious-educational statements deeply. In this article, using the "thematic analysis" method, the concept of faḍl (grace) has been studied from an educational perspective. The result of applying this method is extracting those themes of Quranic statements that arrange the "themes network" of faḍl in three theme levels: "basic," "organizing" and "global." Based on the analysis, "God's faḍl"(Allah's grace) is a dynamic act that is given to the human without equation with his deed, based on Allah's great grace. Essential elements of encountering grace are great kindness, forgiveness, protecting, encouraging, creating confidence, purity, and honesty. Therefore, it is possible to identify the psychological-educational type of graceful encounter in a range close to humanist approaches.

Keywords

• Faḍl
• Unconditional positive attention
• Thematic analysis
• Islamic education

Main Subjects

• Quran and Hadith Studies

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