Principles of Sexual Education in Islam

Mohsen Farmahinifarahani | Ghasemabadi Karami Ranjbar | mahmmadhassan tajdari

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URL :   http://research.shahed.ac.ir/WSR/WebPages/Report/PaperView.aspx?PaperID=169661
Date :  2022/06/12
Publish in :     International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education

Link :  https://www.int-jecse.net/issue.php?volume=14&issue=35&page=34
Keywords :Sex Education, Sex Education Model, Principles, Basics, Methods, Goals

Abstract :

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- The objective of this paper is to identify the principles of sexual education based on religious teachings. This study is utilized in terms of objective and qualitative study due to the inductive content analysis (conventional content analysis). The instrument is utilized to collect information on the taking note form. The textual community of the study involves the Holy Quran, books, papers and Islamic texts. The validation of the template was performed by 16 experts and professors familiar with the subject. At last, 37 principles of sexual education were identified. The most considerable principles of sexual education can be extracted: the principle of open-mindedness, the principle of the impact of appearance on the inside, the principle of correcting conditions, the principle of strengthening sexual intelligence in adolescents, the principle of paying attention to the times, the principle of purity, the principle of controlling in friendships and societies. Principle of chastity and self-control, Principle of moderation, Principle of inhibition over treatment, Principle of attention to gender differences, Principle of attention to online privacy, Principle of introducing sexual instinct as capital, Principle of modesty and zeal, Principle of sex education based on age requirements, The principle of attention pointed to the naturalness and virtue of sexual instinct. What is special is that in Islam, in the field of sexual education, inhibition takes precedence over treatment. For this reason, the strategies and methods of Islam have more of a preventive aspect than a cure.