Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics

Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics

This paper discusses the concept of human nature in Islam and in Confucianism. The researcher makes a comparison between the concept of fiṭrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics or ―good character‖, and the concept of ren xing or ―inherently good‖ of Confucianism. In order to explore both c...

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Main Author: Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:
BL Religion
BP1 Islam
BQ Buddhism
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spelling iium-710412019-07-12T07:43:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/71041/ Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya BL Religion BP1 Islam BQ Buddhism This paper discusses the concept of human nature in Islam and in Confucianism. The researcher makes a comparison between the concept of fiṭrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics or ―good character‖, and the concept of ren xing or ―inherently good‖ of Confucianism. In order to explore both concepts vis-à-vis the human nature, the researcher employs textual analysis and comparative methodology on written materials related to the topic. The findings reveal several similarities between the two concepts – fiṭrah and ren xing – as both deal with human nature, which includes human characters and behaviours, the merits of good and the vile of evil, and the idea of mind and soul, among others. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-11 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/71041/1/al-itqan%20special%20issue.pdf Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya (2018) Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics. AL-Itqan (Special Issue 1), 1 (1). pp. 17-27. E-ISSN 2600-8432 http://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/al-itqan/article/view/65/22
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BP1 Islam
BQ Buddhism
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BP1 Islam
BQ Buddhism
Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
description This paper discusses the concept of human nature in Islam and in Confucianism. The researcher makes a comparison between the concept of fiṭrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics or ―good character‖, and the concept of ren xing or ―inherently good‖ of Confucianism. In order to explore both concepts vis-à-vis the human nature, the researcher employs textual analysis and comparative methodology on written materials related to the topic. The findings reveal several similarities between the two concepts – fiṭrah and ren xing – as both deal with human nature, which includes human characters and behaviours, the merits of good and the vile of evil, and the idea of mind and soul, among others.
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author Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
author_facet Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
author_sort Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
title Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
title_short Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
title_full Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
title_fullStr Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
title_full_unstemmed Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in confucianism: its relation to Islamic and confucian ethics
title_sort fiṭrah in islam and ren xing in confucianism: its relation to islamic and confucian ethics
publisher IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/71041/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71041/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/71041/1/al-itqan%20special%20issue.pdf
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