Admonition and Education From the Viewpoint of the Qur'an and Nahj al-Balagah

From among the most effective educational methods in the Qur'an and in the conduct of the religious leaders is the admonition style. Admonition is a state which brings about esoteric knowledge to one when faced with observed or apparant realities. This state, though cannot be called a method, has the function of a method.
The similarity between different people or various nations in the way of living, deliberation, reckoning as well as human responsibility forms the foundations of this method.
In other words, the state of admonition occurs as a result of the interaction of these elements. Gaining insight, making use of others' experiences, being free from error and finally making the most of one's life are among the educational consequencies and positive results of admonition. Admonition can be derived from some sources like historical contingencies and changes, history of nations, wonders of creation, birth and decline of civilizations rise and fall of states, primary experiences of man and, in a word, the world and the traditions governing it.