The Relationship Between Arabic Language Skills and Multiple Intelligences in Teaching the Prophet’s Biography

This research aims to highlight the relationship between Arabic language skills and multiple intelligences in teaching the Prophet’s Biography, by analyzing the integrative relationship between learners’ linguistic, mental, and emotional aspects. The research adopts the descriptive-analytical method by surveying educational and psychological studies that addressed Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences and linking it to the four core Arabic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The study concludes that activating multiple intelligences in teaching the Prophet’s Biography contributes to enhancing Arabic language skills among non-native speakers and makes learning the Biography deeper and more interactive. The research also recommends the integration of multiple-intelligence-based teaching strategies into programs for teaching Arabic to non-native speakers, so that the Prophet’s Biography becomes a practical and integrated axis that combines linguistic knowledge and Islamic values.

Arabic language skills; multiple intelligences; Prophet’s Biography

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