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This study aims at identifying the efficiency of a program based on narration and purposeful images on developing the Islamic education concepts, and assessing the tendencies of the fourth grade female students towards them. To realize the objectives of the study, the researcher used descriptive analytical approach, and experimental approach, and used a number of tools: a list of Islamic concepts contained in the fifth unit of "morals and good manners". The researcher used a content analysis card that contains 28 concepts, a test of the Islamic education concepts, scale of tendencies towards Islamic education concepts, as well as an educational program based on the narration and purposeful images. The researcher deliberately selected Jabaliya Elementary Girls’ School to apply the experiment. The study was conducted on 72 schoolgirls, who were randomly divided into (35) schoolgirl as an experimental group, and (37) schoolgirl as a control group. 1) There are statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group and the mean scores of the control group in test of Islamic education concepts, and these differences were in favor of the experimental group. 2) There are statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group and the mean scores of the control group in post application of scale of tendencies towards Islamic education concepts, and these differences were in favor of the experimental group. 3) The findings show the high efficiency of the program based on narration and purposeful images on developing the Islamic education concepts and tendencies towards it. 1) There is a need to give students the opportunity to learn in interesting ways, and provide them with an active learning environment that ensures their interaction and participation in the classroom. 2) It is necessity for the teacher to use expressive stories in Islamic education class because of their impact on the capabilities and skills of the students. 3) It is also important to enhance the teacher’s practices the classroom by purposeful images to explain the educational situation. (Author's abstract)