Scientific Debate Method of Imam's Educational Behavior (Sireh): The Case of Imam Reza (PBUH)

Debate is a discourse used to reach a common understanding with mutual effectiveness. Thus, debate, as one of the educational methods, was highly considered by Imams especially Imam Reza (PBUH) to solve challenging topics. Hence, this method is discussed and introduced in the present article. The article, which is based on a basic research and is done by means of content analysis method as well as library resources, studies Imam Reza's debates so that his method can be implemented as an applied educational technique. Accordingly, the method of Imam Reza's debate is first discussed and then procedures and principles used in his debates are mentioned.