An Investigation into the Importance and Status of the Question -and-Answer Training Method in the Hoy Qur'an

The question-and-answer method is one of the effective educational methods in the process of learning and teaching. Has this method been used in the Qur'an and the life of the infallible Imams? Using a descriptive-analytical method this paper analyzes the verses of the Holy Qur'an and the conduct of the infallible Imams to clarify the details of this method. The content of the Qur'an and the Collections of narrations show that the Qur'an not only does not reject this method; rather, they delicately invite people to adopt this method as they invite people to ask their questions from the People of the Reminder. In order to promote the teachings of religion and stimulate thinking, the questions of the Qur'an are of two types: sometimes people ask and sometimes the question is from God. Jurisprudential narrations also show that many of them were based on questioning. Questioning raises human knowledge and reduces ignorance. Besides, questioning leads to a better understanding as it leads one to discover the unknown.