Iqbal's Model on Personality Development in Iqbal's Theory of Personality: A Contrastive Analysis with Freud, Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak, 2013, p.302

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Figure 4.2: Iqbal's Model of Personality Development
Notes:
a) Man has to bring out all the hidden potentials within his human psyche. Besides
that he has to assimilate many ofthe attributes of God into his own personality.
b) [n order for personalit]t'to flourish, man has to get along with the society and
inherit the good values prevalent in it. Man should not isolate himself from the
society
c) In his effort to stengthen his personality man has to utilize the resources
available in the environment. He should not abandon his duty as the vicegerent of
God.
d) Man must bavelove,faqr, courage, tolerance andkosb-i-halal and take part in
creative and original activity. All these acts will stnengthen his personality.
e) Man should avoid fear, dependency, slavery and pride of ancestry. All these acts
will weaken his personality.
Three stages man has to go through in order to reach the status of lwdn al-Kfrmil
Ths status of bsdn al-Ktunil is the Ideal Man in Islam who earns the pleasure of
God. The Prophet of Islam is the role-modelfor Insdn al-Kdmil
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