3. OUTLINE
Nature Of Human Being
The Innovation Of Human Nature In Islam
Characteristics Of Human Being
Objectives Of Islamic Shariah
Al-maruf
Al-munkir
Mandatory
Fard
Mubah
References
OUTLINE
4. NATURE OF HUMAN BEING
Nafs al-ammārah (The Commanding or lower self)
Nafs-ul-Lawwamah (The Self-Reproaching Self)
Nafs-ul-mutmainnah(The perfectly contented and
satisfied soul, Wholly at peace)
5. THE INNOVATION OF HUMAN NATURE IN
ISLAM
According to Islam, the human being is born in the
state of fitrah, the original inherent nature of the
human being. At birth, the baby is totally innocent
and is not responsible for the sin of his parents or any
of his ancestors
Human beings have been created in a naturally good
and pure state, free from sin that is called fitrah.
Fitrah is Allah’s great gift of insight given to man. The
unspoiled fitrah means belief, faith, and inspiration
6. CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN BEING
Being Scientific
We learn to identify patterns
Being Playful
Humans and dolphins are the only species
that mate for pleasure
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Being Legislative
Legislating is fundamental to human nature
Being Gossipy
Humans use gossip to cement relationships
Beauty
Human beings are able to perceive beauty in the
way that one may perceive the perfection of the
universe
8. OBJECTIVES OF ISLAMIC SHARIAH
Protection Of Religion
Protect the religion from everything that might
affect it
Worships establish faith and protect it in the
believer's hearts
Allah obligated community and government to
protect the religion
To protect faith Allah(S.W) forbade believing in
someone else except him
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Protection Of Human Life
Islam protected humanity by its laws
Obligates charity and almsgiving, which come under
the law of cooperation and helping one another
Islamic Law is for humans to achieve happiness in
this world and the hereafter
Islamic Law was made to protect five things (religion,
self, mind, offspring, and property), which are the
main rights of human in this life
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It is an Islamic law which is applied to;
• Known to the community (i.e. the community is
aware of its existence)
• Intelligible (understood by and makes sense) to the
community
• Generally recognized and commonly acknowledged
as a good law
• Accepted by the community as applicable to itself
12. AL-MUNKIR
Anything that is banned by Allah Almighty
It generally refers what is good or what is wrong
such as in the common phrase:
“Commanding the right and forbidding the evil”
13. CATEGORIES OF AL-MUNKIR
Haram
Anything that is prohibited in Islam by Allah
Almighty. For example; pigs meat
Mukruh
Anything that is disliked in Islam by Allah
Almighty. For example; use of broken pots and
worldly talk during Ablution
14. MANDATORY
Compulsory Obligations OnAMuslim SocietyAnd
Shariah Has Given Certain Clear Directions For
Them
Wajib
Refers to an act whose performance is absolutely
demanded by the lawgiver in certain and binding
terms
The binding and certain nature of the demand is
according to the syntax i.e., Al-Quran and Sunnah
There is reward for those who commit it, while
omitting it without legal excuse entails a penalty.
Examples; sacrificing an animal, performing Witr and
EID prayer
15. FARD
Fard is an Islamic term which represent a
religious duty commanded byALLAH (SWT)
Categories of Fard ;
Fard-al-Ayn- Is an act that is obligatory for Muslims
individually, each will be rewarded for performing it or
punished for failing to perform it.e.g; Believe in
ALLAH, His Angels, His Prophets, Establishment of 5
daily prayers, Qada and Qadar, fasting, pilgrimage.
Fard-ul-Kifaya- Is an act that is obligatory for the
Muslims community collectively, if it is performed by
some muslims then the obligation has been fulfilled,
otherwise sin will go to whole community. E.g; Praying
over the dead, lifesaving, the existence of Islamic
courts and judges.
16. MUBAH
Mubah is a jurisprudential term denoting an action
that has no specific ruling ,so doing or avoiding it is
equal and It has no divine reward and punishment.
Example; eating, drinking
Mubah is something that there is no objection to
doing it in terms of religion that is a person is free to do
it or not
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Mubah is the most common ruling among the five
rulings (Al-Ahkam al Khamsa) as most of human
deeds are mubah
It is said in Quran-e-Kareem;
“OH mankind! Eat What of halal and pure in the
earth”