The islamic concept of human nature By: Yaseen mohamed

Contents:

Defenition of fitrah 13
The linguistic meaning of fitrah 14
What is the linguistic meaning of fitrah?
The word of fitrah comes from the arabic radicals, fa ta ra, the verbal noun being fatrun. The root action means, he clave, split.
The religious meaning of fitrah 15
What is The religious meaning of fitrah?
In the context of hadist, according to abu haytam, fitrah means to be born either prosperous or unprosperous
Fitrah and human responsibility 20
What is human responsibility?
Man is responsible for his actions and accountable to allah for every atom of right and wrong that he does.
Alienation from fitrah 22
What is Alienation from fitrah about?
It is about that the central hadist that circumstatial influences cause man to change and become alienated from his fitrah.
The cristian doctrine of oridine sin 25
What is The cristian doctrine of oridine sin?
The cristian doctrin of sin is the cristian is born in sin in an impure state, and cannot redeem himself by his own inner resources, but only through christ.

The interpretation of fitrah 35
classical view of fitrah 36
What is Classical view of fitrah?
The classical view of fitrah
Neo-classical view 51
What is neo-classical view of fitrah?
Positive view that human in state of iman and islam with a problem of kufr.
Modern view (dual view) 55
What is modern view of fitarh?
Dual view that human born preparedness for both iman and kufur
General evaluation 61
What is general evaluation of the interpretation of fitrah?
Man have no inhernt right or wrong in themselves.


A comparison of specific element of dual, neutral and positive view of fitrah 69
what is comparison of specific element of dual, neutral and positive view of fitrah?
Dual view that human born preparedness for both iman and kufur
neutral view that human born in state of ignorance and innoncence-no iman or kufr.
Positive view that human in state of iman and islam with a problem of kufr.
Comparison of the view of various scholars 73
What is Comparison of the view of various scholars about?
They view the evil in man as a force to be countered with innate human goodness.
Conclusion 77

Implications of fitrah 84
The metaphysical Implications of fitrah 85
What is The metaphysical Implications of fitrah?
The implication of the metaphysical of fitrah is that the principle of tawhid is integral to the inborn nature of man.
The epistemological implications of fitrah 91
What is The epistemological implications of fitrah?
The epistemological implications of fitrah is that fitrah and man's relationship with allah cannot be fully understood an understanding meaning of intellect and reason ( aql and heart )
The ethical implications of fitrah 97
What is The ethical implications of fitrah?
The ethical implications of fitrah is that man's worship his creator must be with good ethical as our prophed did
The psycological implications of fitrah 101
What is The psycological implications of fitrah?
The psycological implications of fitrah is that man is born in fitrah, but man also has negative and positive character ( nafs and aql )
The volitional implication of fitrah 114
What is The volitional implication of fitrah?
The volitional implication of fitrah is that the individual must exercise his free will to liberate him self from negative influences of the lower nafs so that he may actualise his fitrah and attain inner peace and happiness.
The legal implications of fitrah 122
What is The legal implications of fitrah?
The legal implications of fitrah is that the child is born a muslim, pure, sinless and predisposed to belief in and worship of the creator.

Intelectual relevance of fitrah 136
The origin secularism in the west 136
What is The origin secularism in the west?
The origin secularism in the west is that the western view of himself and of nature was gradually secularised.
An islamic response to secularism 144
What is islamic response to secularism?
In islam there is not the same distinction between religious and secular.
Secular theories of human nature 151
What is secular theories of human nature?
Secular theories of human nature based on darwin theory of evolution.