Teaching Principles in Iran and Islam

In the Islamic and Iranian culture, writing has been commended so much and since a long time ago Iranians have honored teachers and authors. There are some evidences about Iran’s culture in both the ancient and Islamic periods that show the importance of writing and the outstanding position of teachers. During the history, the kings and khalifs considered the teachers too much and perceived the government’s need for educated teachers. So, from a political point of view, teachers had a high authority, honor and also an important role in running the country’s affairs. With respect to the importance of teaching from a cultural, social and political point of view, in this article it has been tried to examine the important position of teaching in Iranian and Islamic culture and study the related principles.