Abstract Beauty in Education

Abstract

Given the conducted studies, little research has been carried out on the attention to abstract beauty in education. Additionally, there are studies in which discussions related to aesthetics and beauty in religious education have been largely overlooked. This is despite the fact that the presence of beauty, in both its tangible and abstract forms, is clearly evident as an inseparable element in religious teachings and the daily lives of Muslims throughout various historical periods. From this perspective, the history of Islam is replete with the creation of sensory beauty in arts such as calligraphy, painting, tilework, and architecture, as well as abstract beauty in the daily activities of Muslims and their interactions with other communities. Muslim philosophers, following the introduction of Greek philosophical works into Islamic territories, developed notable theories on Islamic aesthetics as part of their philosophical systems. Despite these details, Islamic aesthetics has not been adequately integrated into Islamic education, nor has the impact of Quranic teachings, as the most authentic and definitive religious text in Islam, been clearly established in the works of Islamic scholars.