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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Shared Religious Foundations of Education: Islam & Christianity Effect of Ontology on Education Definition of Education In some of the books about Islamic education, the writers usually have defined “education” in general, and not defined the Islamic education.

Sanei (1996) speaks of correct education and defines it as a process, which breeds the sublime potentials, and abilities trusted in pupil’s nature and make them reach the goal for which they have been created. He considers education as a growth, Purification and refinement those individuals aptitudes are affected by it. Faezi and Ashtiani (1996) define education as the preparation of backgrounds and factors for actualizing man’s potential aptitudes in the desired direction.

Motahhari (1997) considers education as cultivation, that is, actualization and breeding the interior aptitudes that exist potentially in a creature, such an education should be a function of dependent things’ or creatures’ natures.

Ahmadi (1985) has defined the concept of education in Islam as follows: Breeding and making to grow Guidance to the right way and straight path Making the individual to reach intellectual maturity and comprehension and identification of truth from falsehood Soul purification and cleansing it from contaminations and adorning it with virtues Reaching all of the aspects of human personality to the peak of perfection.

All of the writers whose views on the definition of Islamic education were mentioned above are unanimous that Islamic education is the growth and actualizing of man’s aptitudes in the direction of his elevation and perfection. All of them have used the word “aptitude” in their definitions (excluding “Ahmadi” who has preferred to use the combination “personality’s aspects.” Baqeri’s definition from Islamic education seems somewhat different.

He believes that Islamic education is the cognition of God as world’s and man’s one and unique Lord, and choosing Him as one’s Lord, submission to His Divinity and not accepting the divinity whatever is against Him. There is no great content difference between the aforementioned definitions. Man’s personality has different aspects.