نحو إحياء مفهوم التربية الأصيل

Abstract EN

The study seeks to clarify the concept of tarbiya (education) in an authentic manner that is free from the foreign connotations of an intellectual pattern that is significantly different from the genuine intellectual pattern of the Umma (Islamic nation).

This has led to the fainting or loss of the genuine connotations, as well as to many problems in the mainstream approach of dealing with the concept.

Methodology: The study follows the authenticating analytical semantic method in the light of authentic Arabic dictionaries - as the basic references to the knowledge of the roots of Arabic words and their derivations and their authentic connotations.

This is in addition to the Qur’an as the supreme reference for authenticity and establishing the system of concepts of the Umma.

Findings: Semantic analysis of the roots of the term tarbiya and the derivations associated with it reveal the richness of the inherent semantic connotations of the term .

Using the results of this analysis, the concept of tarbiya in the study is comprehensively and originally defined as follows: «tarbiya is a process of continuous upbringing, constant care and a step-by-step promotion of the educated to perfection».

Reflecting on and scrutinizing this definition, it is clear that the essence of tarbiya is the promotion to the ranks of perfection.

By analysing the connotations of this essence in the light of the Qur’an, it is shown that there is a close relationship between the essence of tarbiya and that absolute perfection belongs to Allah alone, as He is the ideal of perfection.

By delving deeper into this relationship and analysing its connotations in the light of the Qur’an, the research reveals the sublime dimensions of tarbiya.

Originality: This lies in its explanation of the genuine concept of tarbiya and its authenticity and analysis of its connotations and dimensions with a methodology that goes beyond the methodological problems prevailing in dealing with the concept.