FREEDOM AS REFLECTED IN THE QURAN

Document Type : Research Paper

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Abstract

Based on an immanent religious approach, the present article
is an attempt to answer the following two questions: Can freedom
be studied from a Quranic viewpoint? How can freedom be
analyzed according to the Quran within a specific theoretical
framework? The study of the Quranic verses asserts that the
Quran views mankind as being God's successor on earth and
having a divine nature and a free and independent personality.
Free will and reason are Known in the Quran as the subject of
freedom (the first factor) , carnal desires and nature as the most
important barriers of freedom (the second factor), and unity ,
justice, knowledge, and the perfection of man as the best goals of
freedom (the third factor). In sum, according to the Quran to

acquire spiritual perfection man has to be free from the
dominancy of other men, carnal desires and nature.