The Components of the Process of Motivation in Moral Education from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

The role of the motivation process in moral education is one of the most important issues discussed in educational sciences. The Holy Quran, according to its revelatory principles, has components that must be achieved to understand this process; because this process cann’t be specified correctly before determining them. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the components of the process of motivation in moral education from the perspective of the Holy Quran. These components include the foundations, principles, characteristics, goals, and steps. This article uses the descriptive-analytical method to extract these components from the Holy Quran. The results of the research indicate that the principles of the process of motivating moral education from the perspective of the Holy Quran are monotheism, free will and nature; Principles of this process: Revelation is respect for human beings and balance of body and soul; Characteristics: moderation, applicability and awareness; its goals are to improve the lifestyle, to reach perfection and nearness to God and salvation; The stages of the process of creating motivation in moral education from the perspective of the Holy Quran can be summarized in three stages: the input stage (theoretical and cognitive dimension), the stage of activities (practical and behavioral dimension); output stage (decision making)