Quran, Culture And Civilization

Quran, Culture And Civilization

A Conceptual Model of the Motivational Utopia in the Civilization-Building of the Holy Quran

Authors
ehsan fadaei 1
mihammad kavyani 2
1 Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Ayatollah Taleghani Campus, Qom, Iran
2 Associate Professor of Psychology at Hohza Research Institute and Qom University, Iran
10.22034/jksl.2024.447869.1329
Abstract
From the perspective of the Holy Quran, motivation is considered one of the pillars of civilization-building in the establishment of an Islamic utopia. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to present a conceptual model of a motivational utopia in the civilization-building of the Holy Quran. The theoretical part of this goal is pursued by examining concepts extracted from the commentaries of exegetes, while the practical part investigates how motivation-based civilization-building, as rooted in the Quran, is achieved. The main research question is: What is the conceptual model of a motivational utopia in the civilization-building of the Holy Quran? This study is classified as fundamental-developmental research, utilizing qualitative content analysis as its methodology. The entire Quran (as the population) was analyzed, identifying the themes related to the "conceptual model of a motivational utopia" (more than 2,700 verses). Then, through examining commentaries, open, axial, and selective coding was conducted. To present a comprehensive model, three core themes—causal, structural, and consequential—were identified after coding. The validity and reliability of this model were initially assessed by 17 experts, with the CVR and CVI values confirming the content validity of this conceptual model. The findings indicate that from the Quran’s perspective, society and civilization-building represent a utopia where the motivational system is established across various individual, familial, and social domains.

Graphical Abstract

A Conceptual Model of the Motivational Utopia in the Civilization-Building of the Holy Quran
Keywords
utopia
Holy Quran
motivation
civilization-building
qualitative content analysis

Subjects

Refrences
The Holy Quran (Fouladvand, translator).
 Aghapirouz, Ali. (2003). Key variables in employee motivation from an Islamic perspective. Human Sciences Methodology, 9(37), 110123. [In Persian]
 Ahmadnia Alashti, Siamak & colleagues. (2013). The model of human motivation in organizations from the perspective of the Holy Quran.     Journal of Islamic Management Research, 21(2), 136. [In Persian]
Alvandi, Mohammad Javad. (2014). Designing a conceptual model of spirituality from the perspective of Imam Khomeini (RA) considering his spiritual recommendations to the defenders of the sacred defense. Journal of Strategic Studies of Basij, 17(6), 525. [In Persian]
 Amaro, H., Sanchez, M., Bautista, T., & Cox, R. (2021). Social vulnerabilities for substance use: Stressors, socially toxic environments, and discrimination and racism. Neuropharmacology, 188, 108518 .
 Amini, Mohammad Hossein; Bashiri, Abolghasem; & Naroui Nasrati, Rahim. (2018). Factors and model of motivation from the perspective of Ayatollah Misbah Yazdi; an analyticalpsychological approach. Journal of Psychology and Religion, 11(2), 2138. [In Persian]
 Ansari Renani, Ghasem. (2002). A critique of the hierarchy of needs theory in creating motivation. Studies in Management Improvement and Transformation, 9(3334), 5368. doi: 20.1001.1.22518037.1381.9.33.34.3.8.68 [In Persian]
 AttrideStirling, J. (2001). Thematic networks: An analytic tool for qualitative research. Qualitative Research, 1(3), 385405.
 Bakhshi, Ali Akbar. (2001). Foundations of motivation from an Islamic perspective. Ma’refat, 12(50), 9-32. [In Persian]
 Barden, Lawrence. (1995). Content analysis (translated by Maliheh Ashtiani and Mohammad Yamin Dozi Sarokhabi). Shahid Beheshti University. [In Persian]
 Bashiri, Abolghasem. (2014). The theory of motivation in religious thought. Psychology and Religion, 7(2), 3960. [In Persian]
 Bentham, Susan. (2005). Educational psychology (translated by Ismail Biabankard and Ali Namati). Ney. [In Persian]
 Bentham, Susan. (2022). Educational psychology. Rowshd. [In Persian]
 Boyatzis, R. E. (1998). Transforming qualitative information: Thematic analysis and code development. Sage.
 Braun, V., & Clarke, C. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd.
 Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77101.
 Cristancho, S. M., Goldszmidt, M., Lingard, L., & Watling, C. (2018). Qualitative research essentials for medical education. Singapore Medical Journal, 59(12), 622627.
 Dehkhoda, Ali Akbar. (1994). Dehkhoda Dictionary. University of Tehran. [In Persian]
 Donmoyer, R. (2001). Paradigm talk reconsidered. In V. Richardson (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Teaching (4th ed., pp. 174197). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.
 Famil Rouhani, Ali Akbar. (2015). The Quran as the foundation of Islamic civilization. Journal of Islamic Civilization Thought, 1(1), 8493. [In Persian]
 Fayz Kashani, Mulla Mohsen. (2005). AlMahajjah alBayda. Islamic Publication Institute. [In Persian]
 Haji Sadeghi, Abdullah. (2004). The complete human in Motahari's thought. Qabasat, 8(30-31), 163-186. [In Persian]
 Hsieh, H. & Shannon, S. E. (2005). Three approaches to qualitative content analysis. Qualitative Health Research.
 Jansen, T., Meyer, J., Wigfield, A., & Möller, J. (2022). Which student and instructional variables are most strongly related to academic motivation in K12 education? A systematic review of metaanalyses. Psychological Bulletin, 148(12), 1.
 Jasebi, Abdollah. (1998). A study of motivation in Islamic management from the perspective of Islamic scholars. Future Studies in Management, 10(2), 5-32. [In Persian]
 Jawadi Amoli, Abdullah. (2008). Imam Mahdi (AJ): The Promised One. Esra. [In Persian]
 Kavyani, Mohammad. (2013). A comprehensive approach to motivation discussions. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 7(13), 67-93. [In Persian]
 Kavyani, Mohammad. (2014). Psychology in the Quran (teachings and concepts). Research Institute for Hawzah and University. [In Persian]
 Kavyani, Mohammad; & Mohammad Reza Karimi. (2011). Sources of moral motivation from a comparative approach between the views of Allameh Tabatabai and Maslow. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 5(9), 79-104. [In Persian]
 Khodapanahi, Mohammad Karim. (2005). Motivation and emotion. Samt. [In Persian]
 Khomeini, Ruhollah. (2016). Sharhe Chahār Hadith (Forty Hadith). Institute for the Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works (RA). [In Persian]
 Koenka, A. (2020). Academic motivation theories revisited: An interactive dialog between motivation scholars on recent contributions, underexplored issues, and future directions. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 61, Article 101831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2019.101831
 Krippendorff, Klaus. (1999). Foundations of content analysis methodology (translated by Hooshang Na'ini). Ney. [In Persian]
 Kulayni, Mohammad bin Ya'qub. (2008 AH). AlKafi. Dar alHadith. [In Arabic]
 Majlesi, Mohammad Baqir. (1986). Bihār alAnwār. Dar alKitab alIslami. [In Arabic]
 Makarem, Mohammad Hassan. (1998). The virtuous city in Islamic texts. Islamic Propagation Office. [In Persian]
 Matlabi, Masoud; & Naderi, Mohammad Mahdi. (2009). A comparative study of the concept of utopia in Islamic, Iranian, and Western political thought. Political Studies Quarterly, 2(6), 125-146. [In Persian]
 Mehrabi, Amir Hamzeh. (2007). Motivation in Islam: An interrelated model. Management Culture, 6(17), 27-62. [In Persian]
 Mesbah Yazdi, Mohammad Taqi. (2005). Quranic studies. Imam Khomeini Institute (RA). [In Persian]
 Mohammadi Mazroui, Hossein. (2006). Analysis of Islamic management texts regarding motivation from the Islamic perspective. Humanities, 16(65), 121-172. [In Persian]
 Mohammadi Mehr, Gholamreza. (2008). Content analysis methodology (practical research guide). Ganjineh. [In Persian]
 Mohammadi Pour, Ahmad. (2013). The experience of modernization (a study of change and development in Hooraman using grounded theory). Sociologists. [In Persian]
 Neondorf, K. A. (2016). The content analysis guidebook (2nd ed.). London: Sage Publications.
 Nikmanesh, Ebrahim. (2014). Conceptual model: A prerequisite for designing the IslamicIranian family model. IslamicIranian Progress Model. [In Persian]
 Noori, Najibullah. (2017). Factors and structures of human behavior motivation in the thought of Allameh Tabatabai. Journal of Psychology and Religion, 10(4), 5-22. [In Persian]
 Orayi Yazdani, Badr alDin. (1993). A comparative study of motivation in Western and Islamic cultures. Management Knowledge, 4(23), 5-14. [In Persian]
 Parsa, Mohammad. (2013). General psychology. Education and Training. [In Persian]
 Plato. (1995). The Republic (translated by Fuad Rouhani). Scientific and Cultural. [In Persian]
 Raghb Isfahani, Hossein bin Mohammad. (1996 AH). Mufradat Alfaz alQur'an. Dar alQalam. [In Arabic]
 Ramzgooyan, Gholam Ali; & Shabani, Ali. (2003). The motivational model of human resources from the Islamic perspective. Management of Tomorrow, 1(34), 153-164. [In Persian]
 Rezayi, Akbar; & Ali Akbar Seif. (2005). The role of motivational beliefs, learning strategies, and gender in academic performance. Ta'lim va Tarbiyat, 29(84), 43-85. [In Persian]
 Sarukhani, Baqir. (2009). Research methods in social sciences. Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [In Persian]
 Schultz, Duane. (2005). Theories of personality (translated by Yusef Karimi et al.). Nashre Arasbaran. [In Persian]
 ShahSeni, Shahrazad. (1998). Justiceseeking in the land of ideals: The utopia of Nezami Ganjavi. Kayhan Farhangi, 15(148), 3235. [In Persian]
 Shajari, Mohammad Sadegh. (2007). The theory of spiritual needs from an Islamic perspective and its correspondence with Maslow's needs. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 1(1), 87-116. [In Persian]
 Shajari, Mohammad Sadegh. (2016). Motivation and emotion (with a focus on religious sources). Research Institute for Hawzah and University. [In Persian]
 Shajari, Mohammad Sadegh. (2018). Psychology in the Quran and Hadith. Research Institute for Hawzah and University. [In Persian]
 Spaulding, Cheryl L. (2002). Motivation in the classroom (translated by Mohammad Na'iniyan and Ismail Biabankard). Rowshd. [In Persian]
 Strauss, Anselm L.; & Corbin, Juliet. (2015). Fundamentals of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (translated by Ebrahim Afshar). Nashre Ney. [In Persian]
 Suhrawardi, Shihab alDin. (n.d.). The voice of Gabriel (within the collected works of Shaykh alIshraq, vol. 3) (Edited by Seyyed Hossein Nasr). Research Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies. [In Persian]
 Tabik, Mohammad Taghi & colleagues. (2013). The relationship between religious motivation and selfawareness with moral virtues. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 7(12), 148153. [In Persian]
 Tabik, Mohammad Taghi. (2017). Explanation of the functional model of motivation based on Islamic sources. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 13(24), 6393. doi: 10.30471/PSY.2019.1616 [In Persian]
 Tabik, Mohammad Taghi. (2017). Explanation of the motivation construct based on Islamic sources. Journal of Islamic Psychology Research, 3(7), 3-27. [In Persian]
 Tamimi Amadi, Abdul Wahid bin Muhammad. (1987). Gharar alHikam wa Durar alKalim. Publication of the Islamic Media Library. [In Arabic]
 Torkzadeh, Jafar; & Zineli, Fatemeh. (2012). A comparative study of Western and Islamic approaches to motivation; toward the development of indigenous knowledge. Studies in Islam and Psychology, 1(2), 7-30. [In Persian]
 Tuckett, A. G. (2005). Applying thematic analysis theory to practice: A researcher’s experience. Contemporary Nurse, 19, 7587.
 Tummers, L., & Karsten, N. (2011). Reflecting on the role of literature in qualitative public administration research: Learning from grounded theory. Administration & Society, published online August 24, 2011.
 Vali, K. S. (2010). Women leading in silence in Papua New Guinea higher education. Master of Educational Leadership Thesis, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
 Wickham, M., & Woods, M. (2005). Reflecting on the strategic use of CAQDA.
 Zhang, Y., & Wildemuth, B. M. (2005). Qualitative analysis of content, 112. Retrieved from https://philpapers.org/rec/ZH

  • Receive Date 14 March 2024
  • Revise Date 28 May 2024
  • Accept Date 11 June 2024
  • Publish Date 22 September 2024