Abstract
The formation of Universal Social Moral Values (USMV) is considered as one of the backbone of the Malaysian education curriculum to create harmonious individuals living in the society regardless of religion, race and belief. Nevertheless, the inculcation of these social moral values is not clearly seen in the Arabic grammar curriculum even though the main source for the curriculum comes from the al-Quran, which is loaded with values. On that account, this research analyses verses of the al-Quran containing USMV. At the same time, this research attempts to prove the universality of these values, the matching of community values according to the major religions in Malaysia such as Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. To achieve these objectives, a qualitative approach through content analysis is used to describe the USMV that takes place deductively and inductively in the al-Quran. The findings of the study reveal that Mutual Respect and Humility are two universal social moral values in the Malaysian context that may be used as curriculum material for Arabic-Quranic Grammar in the framework of value-based education.
Highlights
One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outlined by the United Nations (UN) is to provide every individual with access to quality education
The universality of Mutual Respect and Humility may be proven through verses in the alQuran and general teachings found in several religions of the world such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity
The process is proven through the method of syntactically analysing the structure of the verses of the al-Quran which includes two components of universal social values, namely: 1) Mutual Respect, and 2) Humility
Summary
One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) outlined by the United Nations (UN) is to provide every individual with access to quality education. This effort aims to help members of a community attain an education in whatever situation (Ferguson et al, 2020) In line with this goal, the application of USMV (Universal Social Moral Values) is very relevant, as the foundation of the National Education Philosophy, to produce citizens who have good, balanced and holistic personalities in terms of their intellect, spirituality and physicality (Mohamed et al, 2011). Based on the study by Musling et al (2020), USMV is very closely linked to the 3rd cluster in the Universal Moral Values framework that includes the institutions of family, neighbours, friends, community and society These institutions may consist of two or more people interacting and getting to know one another based on values of Mutual Respect and Humility. Humility is the attitude associated with patience and not being arrogant towards others (Octavia et al, 2014)
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