Journal of Imam Al-Kadhum College

The research intended to explain the importance of Quranic knowledge and its impact on straightforwardness of behavior by examining it from all aspects with the aim of exploring and identifying Quranic truths according to an inductive and analytical approach, as it is clear that the Holy Qur’an has paid a great attention to the issue of straightforwardness, whether it is on the rational level, or on the behavioral level, the latter one is our concern in this study. The Almighty God has mentioned many Qur’anic evidences and proofs for this, which contribute to achieving the highest levels of human perfection and existential levels, and this is what we will address in detail in the demands of this objective research by explaining the types of Qur’anic knowledge and their impact on straightforwardness behavior.

The fact that women share life’s matters with men does not mean that they are similar and equal in all aspects and effects of life. There is no single standard that indicates that men are equal in the same effects among themselves, despite their belonging to the category of masculinity and manhood. Therefore, piety may be one of the criteria for distinguishing between men and women, not masculinity and femininity. The Holy Quran did not neglect to show that they share in the human status, such as performing duties and bearing responsibility for actions. Since the foundation and origin of humanity is the soul, not the body, the result is that both of them, men and women, share in humanity, and they were created from one soul. Almighty Allah said: “O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul” [An-Nisa’: 1]. In another verse, Almighty Allah said: “And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves, that you may find tranquility in them and He has placed between you affection and mercy, indeed, in that, are signs for a people who give thought’’. (Ar-Rum 21) However, a man being characterized with intelligence and good management, their ability to endure the hardships of life, such as hard work, whether at work or in worship in obedience to Allah, in addition to their great determination, made men have the upper hand in leadership than women, as Almighty Allah said: {Men are in charge of women because Allah has given one more (strength) than the other and because they spend from their wealth.} [An-Nisa’ 4:34] From here we find that the family guardianship is borne by men for many reasons. The man’s bearing of life’s burdens and many other responsibilities may have considered as a part of the standard guardianship over women, which in turn have become closer to performing his social duty.

In light of the deteriorating social and political conditions that the Islamic world witnessed during the 3rd and 4th centuries of the Hijra, a group known as (The Brothers of "Ikhwan al-safa wa khulan al-wfa") emerged. This group surrounded itself with an aura of secrecy and confidentiality. It appears to have been numerous and composed of individuals from various strata of society. However, there is insufficient historical evidence regarding the origin of this group, the number of its members, its prominent figures, and its goals. As a result, several theories emerged to determine the identity, direction, and doctrine of this group. The group also established an internal system, and scholars and researchers have disagreed on the objective and purpose behind the formation and organization of the Brothers of Purity. Perhaps the reason for this disagreement lies in the diversity of sciences and knowledge presented in their epistles, which covered various fields of knowledge at that time.As for the epistles attributed to this group, they did not carry the names of their authors or author. This led to significant differences regarding the identity of the author or authors of these letters, their identities, and their doctrinal affiliations. Consequently, several theories have been put forward by various writers and researchers, both Muslim and non-Muslim, to determine the identity of the authors of the Epistles of the Brothers of Purity. Disagreement also arose regarding the time of the composition of these epistles. Numerous studies have emerged addressing the content of these epistles, their number, their structure, and their editions. The research also pointed out some formal and substantive issues related to these epistles.

This study determined the threshold for starting the narrative in the first person in the stories of “Ismail Sakran” especially the dominant text strip in his stories, to be able to begin in general with the basic elements in writing short stories. Because of its effect in promoting the narrative plot, and is supported by the imaginative world of the story, and because of its effective influence on the reader through his suspense, attraction, arousing his curiosity, and creating tension to continue reading the text .

The research aims to identify the level, reasons and reflection of Iraqi women's viewing of imported series on satellite channels on their general behavior. The research was conducted on a sample of Iraqi women from Baghdad Governorate, consisting of (373) individuals, according to the "multi-stage random samples" method. The researcher used the survey method through the questionnaire and scale tools to collect data and information. The statistical results showed that Iraqi women watch imported series on average through satellite channels, and feel that these series are trying to instill values and behaviors that are strange to the Iraqi family. They contain stories and scenes of relationships between men and women that are illegitimate and unacceptable in our societies, in addition to the undesirable mixing between men and women to work in liquor bars and nightclubs. It was indicated that this behavior is inconsistent in one way or another with the ethics of Iraqi society. The results also indicated that Turkish series are at the forefront of viewing over the rest of the series dubbed in the Syrian or Lebanese dialect.

The maximum pressure policy is a result of the tendencies of the American administration, which wanted to put great pressure on Iran in order to control the pace of its movement in the Middle East region in general and the Arabian Gulf region in particular. Therefore, it adopted many political, economic and strategic means in the region, which pushed the situation in the targeted countries. To the brink of collapse due to these pressures. Which prompted Iran to take retaliatory reactions to confront these pressures, which led to a worsening of the security situation, especially in areas of raging conflict in Yemen and the Arabian Gulf.
These policies were not the result only of personal orientations, but rather of the push and direction of the most important allies of the United States of America, such as the Zionist entity and the Gulf states, which see Iran as an existential threat to them because of the aspirations and ambitions of each party, which clash with the Iranian ambition, especially after the breakthrough that occurred as a result of the nuclear agreement. However, these policies (maximum pressure), despite the continuation of the Joseph Biden administration, did not achieve what was desired due to the Iranian ability to adapt to them and circumvent them.

The geographic exploration movement was one of the most important aspects of the European Renaissance. This movement was active from the second half of the fifteenth century AD and reached its peak in the sixteenth century AD. Several motivations and factors contributed to its development and influenced its outcomes. Perhaps the most prominent outcome of the geographic exploration movement was the launch of European colonialism in the discovered regions and the emergence of competition among countries over spheres of influence based on the economic, political, religious, and other interests they achieved. This is the subject of our research, entitled "The Impact of Geographical Exploration on European Colonial Expansion." We reached several conclusions, including the attempts of a number of colonial powers to encourage their citizens to settle in the colonies and establish a form of political administration in their territories. Several factors also underpinned the geographic exploration movement, most notably the economic motive and the search for spices and gold, as well as the religious factor. Furthermore, the European colonial powers were determined to find new lands to solve their social and political problems.

This research paper examines several selected poems from the two Romantic eras to be literarily investigated using Eric Fromm's Theory. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how literary analysis describes the poet's language. This paper studies five love poems written by eighteenth-century poets. This study also examines the progression of word formation during the Romantic era, whether through losses, surviving characteristics, reorganisation processes, or the development of new structures. Psychological examination of the concepts of love includes brotherly love, motherly and fatherly love, sensual love, self-love, and God's love, as well as an assessment of the breakdown of love in contemporary Romantic poetry. The goal is to identify the defining features that characterise the style of love poetry. During the literary analysis of each poem, a connection is made between the message delivered, and the devices used to convey it.

This Study assesses the extent to which technological competencies have been adopted and mainstreamed in some of the ELT textbooks in Iraq in consonance with current educational needs. Analyzing the content of the First Intermediate Student Book and Activity Book, this research reveals that there are important Areas of omission and lack of direct integration of digital tools and online resources in the material. While the textbooks looked at here show a clear understanding of the four basic skills of language teaching which includes reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, none is very specific on technology. Such practices as creating posters, scrapbooks, and listening comprehension could be supported by the use of additional application (for instance, Canva, PowerPoint, corresponding online platforms for sharing audio materials, etc.), as it was pointed out no suggestions in this regard were made. Furthermore, there is no information on how the teachers can guide their students to use the technology making the textbooks lacking in their abilities to inform students on the technological advancement. This can only call for an urgent relocation of ELT material to trends that can equip the students to face a technologically enhanced learning environment. The guidelines are the following: using technologies in their teaching, incorporating internet and AI technologies and tools for research purposes, encouraging project-based assignments using documents stored on Google Drive, and offering training to the teachers regarding the suggested tools. An awareness of these demands should be incorporated into the selection and design of ELT materials, arguing that improved technological support can help to develop both the foreign language and relevant digital competencies of Iraqi students.