ABSTRACT
This chapter focusses on Islamic teacher professionalism from the perspective of teacher responsibilities which are divided into three major categories of professional parameters, professional behaviours and professional responsibilities. The chapter reviews definitions of Islamic education, the ultimate goal of Islamic education and presents a brief overview of the history of Islamic teaching philosophy. Taking a descriptive-analytic approach into account, the chapter specifically looks at the professionalisation of Islamic education from the perspective of soul generation which forms the theoretical background. Based on Qur’anic teachings, soul generation is assumed to be the most significant job of the Islamic teacher, as introduced and delineated by Al-Ghazzali’s theory of soul. Then, the principles of Islamic teaching on the basis of the concept of soul regeneration are pointed out, and they are followed by detailed and precise methods and techniques of how to implement such a teaching method. The innovative aspects of this chapter are its exclusive focus on the role of family and society as two main stakeholders of Islamic teaching with reference to Al-Ghazzali’s theory of soul. The implications of this approach to Islamic teaching are mentioned at the end.
