Abstract

Introduction: Spiritual intelligence is the ability to utilize and inculcate sources, spiritual values and qualities, self-actualization, movement, and the unceasing tendency towards internal unity and integrity. Method: the method of this research was descriptive-analytic and correlational. The statistical population consisted of all students who studied in 2015 at Ilam University, Faculty of Literature and Humanities (200 students from the undergraduate degree). Multi-stage cluster random sampling was used. The data collection tools were Ahwaz self-actualization questionnaires, King's spiritual understanding, and a researcher-made test of the quality of education. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, Pearson correlation test, and regression. Results: The results showed that self-esteem and educational quality have a positive correlation with spiritual perception, and the results of regression also showed that these two variables are good predictors of spiritual understanding. Conclusion: The results indicated that self-efficacy variables and quality of education have a decisive role in the spiritual understanding of students.