Designing an Effective Human Communication Model According to the Holy Quran Based on Thematic Analysis

The aim of the present article is to design an effective human communication model based on the Holy Quran.

The main question of the research was what is the model of effective human communication based on the Holy Quran? And what are the components of human communication based on the Holy Quran? The content analysis method was used for the answer. The field of research was all verses of the Qur'an from which topics related to human communication were extracted. Therefore, using Noor interpretation, 482 verses were identified and in the second step, 695 meaningful concepts were extracted from the translation and interpretation of these verses and categorized.

According to the content analysis method, themes related to human communication were extracted from verses which after combining and deleting common codes; 290 key themes, 54 integrating themes and five macro themes were obtained. Content validity was used and the results were evaluated by experts in Quranic sciences, which showed acceptable validity. Holist's coefficient of reliability method was used for reliability and the calculated reliability was 0.876.

Findings identified five major themes with the titles of interactive nature, liberalism in communication discourse, assertive communication action, structured speech and effective listening, and the results were compiled in the form of a network of themes, analysis and final model.