The Human Being in the Quran: Purpose, Soul, and Responsibility
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Description
This 8-lesson Learning Plan is an English-adapted summary of Ar-Ru’yah Al-kulliyah Lil-Insan fi Huda Al-Quran Al-karim by Prof. Dr. Taha Abidin Taha Hamad. The plan draws from the book’s central aim: to understand the human being through revelation, not through incomplete theories detached from the Creator.
Through these lessons, you will be able to reflect on the human being’s origin, honor, responsibility, body, spirit, soul, fitrah, desire, will, hearing, sight, heart, intellect, life stages, inner diseases, and return to Allah. The plan presents a complete Quranic vision of the human being that can guide self-reform, education, parenting, da‘wah, psychology, and social life.
Topics Covered
Understanding the human being through revelation, not incomplete human theories
Human creation, honor, purpose, and responsibility
The human being as body, spirit, and soul
Human unity, dignity, diversity, and accountability before Allah
Life stages from creation to return, and the nourishment of body and spirit
Hearing, sight, heart, and intellect as trusts from Allah
Hidden inner realities: fitrah, desire, will, and diseases of the soul
Applying the Quranic vision to self-reform, education, family, da‘wah, psychology, and society
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About the author
Prof. Dr. Taha Abidin Taha Hamad is a scholar of Tafsir and Quranic Studies, and a professor of Tafsir and Quran Sciences at Umm al-Qura University in Makkah. His academic work focuses on Quranic guidance, thematic coherence, Tafsir methodology, and the practical relationship between revelation, faith, character, and human life. His works include studies such as Believing in the Quran: Its Truth and Living Duties, Magnifying Allah through the Guidance of the Quran, Ayat al-Kursi and Its Thematic Coherence, and other writings on Quranic guidance and Quranic sciences. Through his research and teaching, he seeks to help readers move from recitation and general understanding to deeper reflection, sound belief, and lived guidance from the Quran.
His Arabic works are presented as adapted English summaries for readers who want to connect Quranic meanings with faith, worship, character, and daily life.