Quranic Perspective on Human Dignity: An Existential Interpretation

• Authors: Azadboni Ramezan Mahdavi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the Quran, mankind is mentioned in many verses with honours and dignity re-garding its creation and position. The human being in some verses is honoured and respected: man is superior to angels as they bowed for Adam as the first man. Mean-while the human being in other verses is dishonoured and devalued; being described like animals or lower beings. The aim of this paper is to deal with the Quranic perspec-tive regarding the human being’s dignity and honour. The nature of human dignity and honour in existential interpretation is seen in self—realization and self—making desti-nation. In this regard everything in the world is in the service of man in making his destination and identification.

Keywords

EN

human being; the Quran; self-realization; destination

• Publisher: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk; Fundacja Filozofia Na Rzecz Dialogu
• Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 179-186

Contributors

author

Azadboni Ramezan Mahdavi

• University of Mazandaran, Iran