Human Motivation

This article seeks to elaborate on the Islamic understanding of human motivation. It discusses the importance of understanding motivation as a guide for explaining human behavior. It reviews various conceptions of motivation available within the different schools of psychology. Motivation in Islam,...

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Autor principal: Shafiq F. Alawneh
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Publicado: International Institute of Islamic Thought 1998
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:78fad107921f4a21ad37487f10276c862021-12-02T17:26:07ZHuman Motivation10.35632/ajis.v15i4.21532690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/78fad107921f4a21ad37487f10276c861998-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/2153https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 This article seeks to elaborate on the Islamic understanding of human motivation. It discusses the importance of understanding motivation as a guide for explaining human behavior. It reviews various conceptions of motivation available within the different schools of psychology. Motivation in Islam, the paper argues, derives from knowledge about human origins, about God and Man’s relationship with God and the world around him. Free will and knowledge are important components of human motivation. Iman (faith), the paper insists, is the most basic of human motivations. It is a profound psychological state that influences all forms of motivations. The article concludes by identifying the implications of motivation to education and learning. Shafiq F. AlawnehInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 15, Iss 4 (1998)
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Human Motivation
description This article seeks to elaborate on the Islamic understanding of human motivation. It discusses the importance of understanding motivation as a guide for explaining human behavior. It reviews various conceptions of motivation available within the different schools of psychology. Motivation in Islam, the paper argues, derives from knowledge about human origins, about God and Man’s relationship with God and the world around him. Free will and knowledge are important components of human motivation. Iman (faith), the paper insists, is the most basic of human motivations. It is a profound psychological state that influences all forms of motivations. The article concludes by identifying the implications of motivation to education and learning.
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