The Prophets’ Educational Principles and Ways in Quranic Stories from the Viewpoint of Al-Mizan and Fi Zelal al-Quran

The purpose of humans’ creation is to direct them to the way of devotion. God delegated this great mission to the prophets and confirmed them with their miracles and traits so that they take humans to desired perfection and make lighted souls ready to meet the Lord. Meanwhile, God beautifully depicted the Prophet Mohammad’s unique miracle and the prophets’ lives and their ways to guide humans in the form of story; because sending a message indirectly through storytelling has more significant directional and educational influences on the audiences. The identification and review of the prophets’ educational principles and ways in Quranic stories solve many educational problems at different levels in an Islamic society and it is the reason why this descriptive-analytical research presents the prophets’ educational principles and ways in Quranic stories from Allameh Tabatabaei’s and Seyed Ghotb’s viewpoints by using library written sources. According to Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran and Fi Zelal al-Quran, the prophet’s educational principles are as follows: dignity, monotheism, self-esteem, graduality, morality, the reformation of human conditions and relationships, and honesty. In addition, the prophet’s educational ways are as follows: modeling, encouragement and punishment, warning and evangel, ignorance, and enjoining good and forbidding wrong.