زهرا فرخنده

This interdisciplinary study aims to provide a Educational analysis of the Quranic concept of " Ṭalab " (seeking/pursuit) within the framework of traditional Quranic hermeneutics, with a special emphasis on the perspective of Allamah Ṭabāṭabāʼī . The research seeks to deduce key educational competencies to address four challenges in Iran's educational system: "Rote memorization, information overload, learner passivity, and lack of skills." Using a multi-method qualitative approach that includes systematic review, conceptual decomposition, comparative analysis, logical retroductive analysis, and Frankena's practical inference, three core competencies were extracted: "The Competency of Self-Exposure/Placing Oneself in a Position of Exposure (with components of openness and the skill of listening), which fosters active learner engagement and targets the issue of passivity; the Competency of Sensitive and Methodical Seeking of the Original Meaning (emphasizing inquiry, reasoning, foresight, hermeneutical critique, vigilance, and doubt), which serves as an alternative to rote memorization and information overload; the Competency of Seeking the True Meaning (centered on truth-seeking and truth-acceptance, doubt, critical courage, being a reformer, and wise skills), which reduces the lack of skills by nurturing critical thinking and self-correction." The findings indicate that these competencies, by transforming the learning process into an active quest, enable the redesign of curricula based on hermeneutical skills. By linking Quranic hermeneutical theory to practical educational needs, this research offers a novel framework for educational transformation in Iran.