Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics
This paper seeks to discuss the concept of fitrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics. Islamic Ethics is defined as “good character.” The motive force in Islamic ethics is the notion that every human being is called to “command the good and forbid the evil” in all spheres of life. Muslims un...
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| description | This paper seeks to discuss the concept of fitrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics. Islamic Ethics is defined as “good character.” The motive force in Islamic ethics is the notion that every human being is called to “command the good and forbid the evil” in all spheres of life. Muslims understand the role of Prophet Muhammad as endeavouring to facilitate this submission. In Islam, man is inherently good on what is termed as fitrah i.e. innate disposition. The doctrine of fitrah is essentially that all human beings are born onto some disposition towards monotheism, along with a disposition to good moral values. Human beings exhibit both good and evil actions which tell that the humans are capable of both good and evil. Interestingly, Mencius believed that people in Confucianism are basically born good. According to him, human nature (ren xing) is inherently good and since we draw the difference between right and wrong from our own mind, these ideas are innate. Thus, this paper aims to highlight similarities between fitrah in Islam and ren xing in Confucianism. |
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| spelling | iium-644572018-10-16T02:31:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/64457/ Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya BL Religion This paper seeks to discuss the concept of fitrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics. Islamic Ethics is defined as “good character.” The motive force in Islamic ethics is the notion that every human being is called to “command the good and forbid the evil” in all spheres of life. Muslims understand the role of Prophet Muhammad as endeavouring to facilitate this submission. In Islam, man is inherently good on what is termed as fitrah i.e. innate disposition. The doctrine of fitrah is essentially that all human beings are born onto some disposition towards monotheism, along with a disposition to good moral values. Human beings exhibit both good and evil actions which tell that the humans are capable of both good and evil. Interestingly, Mencius believed that people in Confucianism are basically born good. According to him, human nature (ren xing) is inherently good and since we draw the difference between right and wrong from our own mind, these ideas are innate. Thus, this paper aims to highlight similarities between fitrah in Islam and ren xing in Confucianism. 2017 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/64457/21/64457%20Fitrah%20and%20Its%20Relation%20to%20Islamic%20Ethics.pdf Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya (2017) Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics. In: International Seminar on Islam, Confucianism and the Moderate Path of Civilization, 28th September 2017, Sungai Long, Kajang Selangor. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | BL Religion Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title | Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title_full | Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title_fullStr | Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title_short | Fitrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: its relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics |
| title_sort | fitrah in islam and ren xing in confucianism: its relation to islamic and confucian ethics |
| topic | BL Religion |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/64457/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/64457/21/64457%20Fitrah%20and%20Its%20Relation%20to%20Islamic%20Ethics.pdf |