The need to pay attention to "sexuality education" in Islam and its difference with Western "sex education" (Part 1)

The term "sexuality education" as "sex education" in our society, Iran, is somewhat unknown, and therefore some susceptible to it, but it should be noted That the educators have long been considered amongst other areas of education, moral and rational education, have also paid attention to this issue, and especially considered by the beginning of puberty changes in adolescents.

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Date: 22 February 2019 - 11:53

RNA - The term "sexuality education" as "sex education" in our society, Iran, is somewhat unknown, and therefore some susceptible to it, but it should be noted That the educators have long been considered amongst other areas of education, moral and rational education, have also paid attention to this issue, and especially considered by the beginning of puberty changes in adolescents.

Faiz Kashani (Ra), the jurisprudent, philosopher, Mystic, Mohaddith, and a leading professor of Islamic ethics and education in the eleventh century AH, writes in Al-Haqayiq Fi Mahasin al-aKhlaq about the necessity of sexual education:

Lust and sexual desire have been brought to life for sexual pleasure and the survival of a generation, but undoubtedly this strong and rebellious desire requires adjustment and guidance, and if it is not restrained and excessive, it is not moderate; it destroys religion and the human world because in the mood of extremism, it is a dangerous consequence.

One is that sexual instinct overwhelms the intellect and captures it. Therefore, passion and lust play as the most basic goal of a person's life, and do not come to perfection and prosperity.

The second danger is that the sexual desire denigrates religion. In this case, Halal and Haram will be meaningless for a lustful person, and gradually it will lead to sexual deviation.

But the third harm that causes misguided sexual desire is voluptuousness; that is, sexual lust can bring a person to his animal's desires, so mankind cannot achieve a rational human understanding. In that case, wisdom and religion will generally be abandoned and the person hears only the sound of sexual lust. If the sexual desire to be extreme, a person will fall to a certain extent.

Of course, as self-indulgence is harmful, the sexual wastage is also problematic, causing disorders, abnormalities and physical and psychological illnesses; therefore, the satisfaction of sexual tendency with guidance and adjustment and far from extremes enjoys reasonable legitimate facilities.

Faiz Kashani has said this elsewhere: Imam and the pattern in the field of sexuality education and chastity are Yusuf (peace be upon him). He is the Imam of those who want to control their sexual desire and fight with sexual deviations and abnormalities.

Morris Dobes, a psychologist and educational scientist, writes in this context: "Maturation changes literally need to sexuality education, but still not in the family is given enough importance, not in school. Often, parents and teachers shirk their duties, while it should be well remembered that sexuality education is an integral part of the duties of the instructors.

If we put gender issues in the context of other human activities in terms of importance, and know that it is not a separate issue, and that dialogue is guilty of it, many of the problems that are apparently today will be eliminated.

The scientist dictates the two duties of educators in the field of sexuality education .the trainer here has two tasks: first, to inform the adolescents of the changes that make them so surprised and often worried; secondly, he prevents them from the emergence of some common aberrations of sexual instinct in adolescents, and whenever such distortions are touched, he returns them to the right path. In fact, sex ignorance and sexual rush are two great risks in this stage of human growth.

Definition of sexuality education

Education is a set of measures and methods that are used to take into account various human dimensions. In addition, the flowering of human dimensions cannot be defective and should be gradually made. Education is explained in terms of its applied and terminological terms with various phrases.

It seems that the following definition is complete and comprehensive (as Ayatullah Mesbah Yazdi said): "Education means providing the context and factors for the actualization or prosperity of individual human talents for the development of the individual towards the desired goals on the basis of coherent plans."

To be continued...

Muharram Atashafrouz

Translated by Mahdi Sadafi