Education in Abu Ali Meskavayh and Fazil Narqi's Thought

The present paper tries to study some questions related to education through a content analysis and evaluation of two valuable works, Tahzib al-Akhlaq and Jami' al- Saadah. It is worth mentioning that the distinctive feature of the educational and moral system in Islam is the existence of fixed essential foundations taken from religious resources and its worldview of all the dimensions of man's existence. Each of these two work considers affection and kindness as the most effective and efficient methods of education. The authors of both works believe that social justice is not possible without affection infrastructure. In his discusion of the signs of affection for the Most High God, 'Allamah Naraqi considers love of death as a sign of one's sincerity in one's love of the Divine. Abu Ali Meskavayh holds that the remedy for fear of death is to becom a sage.In evaluating and measuring the stages of education and flourishing of moral virtues, both works confirm that it is necessary to observe the conformity of the stages of education with the natural stages of growth. Both consider sociability and communicating with people as the basic elements of achieving happiness. They believe that seeking absolute isolation and not mixing with people as a means of achieving perfection are a misconception and deviant way.