an investigation of the adult education method in imam sadiq’s (as) school: a content analysis of hadith of unwan al-basri

Background: education plays an essential role in all aspects of life. it is particularlyimportant in religious affairs. history shows that religious leaders utilized differentmethods to teach. in islam, the holy prophet and the infallible imams, especially imambaqir (as) and imam sadiq (as), considered spiritual guidance as part of education andalways accentuated and attempted to teach practically through their behavior and speech.islamic teachings have to a large extent reported religious leaders teaching methods. oneof the hadiths that focuses on adult education is hadith of unwan al-basri. in this hadith,unwan al-basri, aged 94, reports imam sadiq’s (as) teaching method. the current studyaimed to investigate the adult education method in imam sadiq (a.s) school.methods: the hadith of unwan al-basri was investigated through thematic analysis. thebasic concepts were first obtained using the data coding process. the basic concepts werethen reduced and categorized into sub-themes and themes.results: the findings showed that the analysis resulted in seventy basic concepts whichwere reduced into nineteen sub-themes categorized into four themes: characteristics of theteacher, characteristics of the learner, characteristics of the educational environment, andthe educational content.conclusion: one of the most important elements in imam sadiq’s (as) teaching methodwas his emphasis on teaching both practically and theoretically.