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The aim of this study, entitled “The Commencement of Character Education: A Religious Perspective” was an exploration of the Quranic and the Biblical text using document analysis. Since the aim of education is to produce virtuous citizens, this phenomenon can be achieved by making the learners’ character strong. This paper explores the elements of character, using the religious text, which are absolutely necessary to be incorporated in the curriculum to make the learners able to come out from the captivity of negativity. The study proved that character education started from the beginning of civilization. The study has overarching significance for future studies in the field of character education and religious studies. This study aims to identify the elements of character from the religious texts. Quranic, Biblical and selected Hadiths’ references were used to identify the elements of character. Several themes emerged from studying the religious texts i.e. negation of arrogant behavior, tolerance, perseverance, integrity, respect, forgiveness, responsibility, courage, kindness, compassion and so on. These identified characters are crucial to be taught to the students in character education which should be inculcated in the main curriculum. This study has implication that there should be an awareness of inculcating favorable characters written in the religious texts to achieve the real purpose of education and as one of the commandments by the Almighty. Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi has done M.Phil TESL from Beaconhouse National University Lahore and his professional qualification includes B.Ed. His name was mentioned two times in the Dean's Honour List while doing M.Phil TESL. He has also been awarded a Certificate of Distinction for M.Phil TESL