Validation of professional competency model based on Islamic teachings of Arabic language teachers in Baghdad

Introduction: teachers are one of the main pillars of the teaching-learning process, who play an important role in the quality generation or de-quality of the educational system, and in order to teach and create sustainable learning, the teachers of the educational system must have a series of knowledge and skills and be equipped with professional knowledge and competence. Various models have been presented for the professional competence of teachers. The main purpose of this research was to validate the model of professional competencies of Arabic teachers. Methodology: The current research is applied research in terms of its purpose, and it was a descriptive survey in terms of the method of data collection. The statistical population of this research was 242 Arabic teachers of Baghdad, Iraq. The sampling method in this research was stratified random. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, which was extracted from a qualitative study of professional qualifications model design. To analyze the data, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation analysis (model fitting) based on partial least squares were used. Findings: The results showed that all the components and items raised around the four main dimensions of teachers' professional qualifications, including the dimensions of belief in God, belief in science, self-belief and belief in people, were approved and the designed professional qualifications model was suitable. Conclusion: If the teachers can acquire the necessary qualifications in these four comprehensive themes, they can have an acceptable professional performance in Arabic language education, and on the other hand, this model has the necessary credibility to be used in the Arabic teacher training system.