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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.

 Al-Fārābī is a renowned and influential Muslim philosopher who has impacted not only Muslim scholars but also scholars of other religions, among whom Moses Maimonides is one of the most significant. This study, employing an analytical and comparative approach and drawing upon the works of both al-Fārābī and Maimonides, seeks to answer the question of how much Maimonides was influenced by al-Fārābī in the domain of philosophical psychology, particularly regarding human characteristics, faculties, perfections, and ranks. The findings indicate that Maimonides was influenced by al-Fārābī in various areas, frequently citing him and his works as a primary source. However, in many instances, to avoid provoking sensitivity or opposition from his audience, he refrained from explicitly mentioning his source, though it is evident that al-Fārābī’s works were among his principal references. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that Maimonides was influenced by al-Fārābī not only in the structure of his works but also in his fundamental theories concerning human characteristics, faculties, perfections, and ranks. His conceptual framework and terminology also reflect al-Fārābī’s influence, to the extent that the title of one of his major works on faculties, perfections, and moral philosophy was derived from one of al-Fārābī’s works.