Universal Social Moral Values In Shahid Of Quranic Syntax: Nominal And Verbal Sentences

Language serves to bring out the message of moral values, which is the backbone of the education curriculum to produce balanced and harmonious individuals in a multi-racial and religious society. However, this element has not been directly highlighted in the Arabic grammar curriculum although the source of the primary language is the al-Quran that is loaded with pure values. As such, this study contributes to the literature by identifying the verses of the Qur'an as shāhid (language source text) of Arabic syntax; to carry the message of Universal Social Moral Values (USMV) as also recommended by other religions. This qualitative study selected content analysis as its method of analysis for the deductively and inductively captured data. The study outcomes revealed six elements of USMV, namely: 1) respect, 2) tolerance, 3) justice, 4) graciousness, 5) faithfulness to promises and 6) love. This study proves that these six elements may be deployed as curriculum material for ArabicQuranic grammar values based on the topic of nominal and verbal sentences with various forms and functions