The components of human nature and its roots in Islamic thought

Abstract

A human being is bestowed with a full-fledged unity of physiological, psychological and energetic facets. A human being has different abilities to adapt and cohabitate according to the range of their innate qualifications, which vary in accordance with the human nature’s composition, shaped by their will, intuition and energy, and their relation with the heart and consciousness. The understanding of human nature allowed us to envision the patterns of civilization established based on the definition of human as a civilized being, their initial creation and mental process reflected in their behaviors. This work investigates the concept of humankind and human strength through a descriptive and analytical approach. Moreover, it deals with the identity of humans in relation to their ultimate role in the Islamic reflection as expressed in Islamic texts and dualism matters in human nature following the extent of human existence, and human structure in general, to make an integrated conception of Humankind concept and his status in Islam in order to pave the way to appoint the objectives of his existence and the nature of his final roles. Among the results of the study is that Islam’s approach to human nature in its composition is a comprehensive approach to all aspects of this nature, surrounded by its secrets and contradictions, And the philosophy of man in Islam is based on the fact that he exists according to two dimensions (material and moral), and accordingly he must have a religion according to two dimensions (ideal and realistic) in order to be able to nourish both opposing dimensions, nourish the human community and the human spirit, and so that he can live happily in a balanced way.

Keywords: Human nature, existence, purpose, Islamic thought.