ملخص الجهاز:
"The Scriptural or Text-Based Approach The Philosophical Approach Many Muslim scholars have found the outlook of some Greek philosophers, especially Aristotle, to a large extent appealing as a way in which to speak about the human soul.
According to this view, the human soul has three different faculties (quwwah) responsible for action; they are: 1.
The Mystical Approach The mystics consider the whole process of self-building as a journey towards God or perfection and as a matter of gradual growth.
The difference between the previous approach and this approach is as follows: According to the first approach, the relationship of the soul and self- building can be considered in the following way.
In the same way we can consider the house which we wish to beautify as the soul we wish to cleanse and adorn with good character.
Although this approach is inspiring to an extent, and can provide us with a framework through which to self-build, it is not a dynamic approach, as it does not fully explain where one should precisely start and finish the spiritual journey.
According to the second approach, the relationship of the soul and self-building can be considered in the following way.
e. the mystical approach looks at spiritual growth in a dynamic way as a carefully planned procedure.
Those who advocate this approach therefore felt there was no need for a philosophical framework, and instead they listed the desirable and undesirable qualities of man based on the Qur’an."