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from which they do not the Scripture! Have you then
spend”. (Deilami, 2015, no sense?” (Quran, 2: 44)
Vol. 1: 15)
Confucius says in this regard:
In regard to paying attention If the rulers themselves are
to the requirements and rules righteous, even if they do
of ethics, teachers are required not issue orders, the
to be models for others. Both masses will be eager to get
teachers and learners are asked things done; but if the
to maintain good teacher- rulers are not righteous,
student relations. even if they issue orders,
The first point that teachers the masses will refuse to
are required to observe I their obey. (Lu, 2011: 55)
own behavior is that they
should never express boredom 3. Who Can Be Our Teacher?
in teaching, and the other Both schools in interpreting
requirement is that teaching teacher and his characteristics
through practice is more consider a wide range of
important than teaching by interpretation. Anyone can be
words, that is, the teachers a teacher by himself. Luqman-
must be a real educational He was a wise man after
model through behavior and whom Surah Luqman, in the
st
practice. 31 sura of the Quran, was
The Holy Quran states: named- was asked: Where did
“Enjoin your righteousness you learn gentleness from?
upon mankind while you He said:
yourselves forget (to practice From the rude. I looked
it)? And you are readers of carefully to rude behavior I
avoided whatever I thought
