A Comparative Analysis of the Elements and Components of Curriculum and the Holy Quran

The present qualitative research, which aims at recognizing and explaining the Quranic concepts which correspond to the elements and components of curriculum, is mainly concerned with the goals, content and methods and the evaluation of education in the Holy Quran. In the Qur’anic educational system the aims of education are divided into two kinds: ultimate and central. In terms of the content, the Quran generally consist of a set of concepts, principles, rules, methods and techniques which contribute to achieving spiritual and physical education or nurture all human aspects, using such parameters like succession, continuation, moderation, expansion, unity and such educational methods as allegory, dramatization, observation, questioning, study trip, citing an example, admonition, reminding, and reasoning. Achieving this aim requires self-evaluation and external evaluation through trying, temptation, affliction, self-examination and self-watching.