THE CONCEPT OF THE IDEAL HUMAN IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS
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Islamic humanism, prophetic ethics, Sufi anthropology, moral perfection, literary archetypesAbstract
This article examines the ontological and ethical dimensions of the perfect human archetype (al-insān al-kāmil) across Islamic literary traditions. Through textual analysis of Quranic exegesis, Sufi poetry, and contemporary didactic works (8th-21st centuries), we identify three constitutive elements of Islamic perfection: (1) divine vicegerency (khilāfa), (2) prophetic imitation (ittibāʿ al-nabī), and (3) aesthetic-ethical equilibrium (iʿtidāl). The study reveals how literary representations evolve from Quranic parables to modern pedagogical narratives while maintaining core metaphysical principles.
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