The Concept Of The Devotional Origin Of Islamic Education, Its Reality And Educational Applications

Abstract

The study aimed to examine the concept of the devotional origin of Islamic education, its reality, and its educational applications. The study used the deductive approach. Among the most important results of the research: The devotional basis of Islamic education is the system of Islamic concepts and foundations related to worship, which benefit the cognitive construction of Islamic education, and upon which its educational and learning processes are based. There are a number of devotional systems that make up its reality. What is meant by educational applications of the devotional principle in the educational curriculum is: the effectiveness of the scientific educational conception of the devotional principle with its concepts and facts in the educational curriculum in terms of explaining how the educational curriculum can direct and control it and contribute to building its foundations, content, and various elements, frameworks, and stages. One of the major educational goals of the devotional principle is “achieving servitude to God.” The devotional principle has a role in building educational content and linking all types of educational content in various disciplines to the value of worship. It has a role in determining the patterns of Islamic education, higher educational processes, and the perfect characteristic of the human personality. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education activate the role of devotional origin in directing academic curricula.