Characteristics of the Human Being as the Builder of Civilization and Culture from the Perspective of Islam and Humanism: an analytical and critical study

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1 Director of the Department of Islamic Studies in Arabic. Higher Education Complex for Language, Literature and Culturulogy. Al-Mustafa International University

2 Master student in Arabic language and literature. Al-Mustafa International University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

In Islam, man is known as the main element in the development of civilizations, and according to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah, the basis of social transformations and changes in human societies is the psychological and spiritual basis of man, so man can be considered the main and only factor in the emergence and collapse of civilizations. Making Islamic civilization is based  on Islamic knowledge and the human being who believes in God, is the builder of civilization. The purpose of this research is to explain the characteristics of the person who builds civilization from the perspective of Islam. Our methodology in this research is descriptive and analytical, and it was collected and documented with the sources and references available in the libraries. Then, through the investigations, the critique of the foundations of humanism and its view of religion and man in building civilization, the relationship between the prosperity of this world and the hereafter, and the relationship between the message of the prophets and their educational approach and the building of civilization becomes clear. The result of this study shows that building civilization is a process based on the beliefs of the person who believes in God. In this article, we try to answer the following four questions:

What are the characteristics of the human being who built civilization from the perspective of Islam?
What are the characteristics of the human being who built civilization from the perspective of humanism?
What are the common denominators and differences for each of these two theories?
What are the important discussions that respond to the humanization perspective in the characteristics of the human being who built civilization?.

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Scientific Biannual Journal of Language and Culture of Nations
Volume 4, Issue 8
January 2022
Pages 335-356

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