Breaking Down Human Existence Into Physical, Aesthetic, And Moral
Break down of a human existence in comparison to animals has been described by Ghamidi Sahab as: 1 ) ‘Aqli Wajud’ 2 ) ‘Ikhlaqi Wajud’ 3 ) ‘Jamaliyati His’ This is primarily based on observation of human beings and what differentiates them from animals, and as per Ghamidi Sahab, these are the three factors which distinguish a human being from an animal; all other factors are the same between these two except for the three mentioned above. Since the primary objective of religion is success on the day of judgement, therefore Quran’s primary and core subject-matter is preparation for that day and how can one succeed there; therefore it doesn’t give a breakdown of human nature in this context. However, Quran has given a hint to this fact when explaining process of human creation and introduction of ‘Nafkh-e-ruh’ as the last process which gave human beings faculty of hearing, sight and feeling: الَّذِیْ أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ طِيْنٍ. ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِنْ سُلَالَةٍ مِّنْ مَّآءٍ مَّهِيْنٍ. ثُمَّ سَوَّاهُ وَنَفَخَ فِيْهِ مِنْ رُّوحِهِ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَارَ وَالْأَفْئِدَةَ قَلِيْلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُوْنَ. [It is He] Who has excelled in the creation of everything. He began creating a human being from clay; then carried on his progeny from an insignificant fluid; then perfected it and blew into it from His spirit and for you made ears [for hearing], eyes [for seeing] and hearts [for understanding] – seldom are you grateful . (Quran 32:7-9) Since success on the day of judgement primarily depends upon belief in God and good deeds, which primarily includes ikhlaqi tazkiya, therefore Quran has discussed the basis of ethics as well i.e. from where does it come from: وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا (91: 7-10) And the soul bears witness and the perfection given to it, then [God] inspired it with its evil and its good that he succeeded who purified it and he failed who corrupted it . (91:7-10) For details, please see : Discussion 37158 Regarding nature (fitrat) of a human being , following episodes might be of interest to you: Discussion 30094 Regarding freewill , In addition to the primary point as pointed out by Faisal Sahab, following responses by Ghamidi Sahab will also add further insight into the matter: Discussion 1473 Discussion 37854 • Reply 37860 Discussion 37854 • Reply 37859 Discussion 37854 • Reply 37861 Please also refer to the video below from 1:09:56 to 1:19:18 https://youtu.be/Z_1cgDOQvlo?t=4196