The Concept of Humans in the Qur’an and Its Implementation in Education

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Concepts; Human; Courtesy

Abstract

Humans are creatures created by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa, with all the glory assigned to them. Starting from their physical creation, which is more perfect than other creatures, to the gift of nature, all will guide them to become a superior and good human being in the eyes of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa. Instead of all these advantages, to describe this one creature, the Qur’an even mentions five different words to refer to the same creature called human, and among them are Bani Adam, basyar, al-Ins, al-Insan, and an-Naas. Bani Adam shows that humans are descendants of the prophet Adam ‘Alaihissalam; basyar emphasizes that humans are creatures whose form appears outwardly; al-Ins highlights the human function as a servant whose duty is to worship the Creator; al-Insan indicates that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa has created beings who have manners and are gentle; an-Naas denotes that humans are creatures created to live socially. Hence, to achieve a remarkable degree with the perfection of this personality, contributions from the educational process are needed, which are expected to instill good values, thus guiding humans to become knowledgeable and civilized beings. Therefore, besides explaining the human concept, this paper also writes about its implications for the concept of ta’dib education initiated by a contemporary scientist named al-Attas. The concept of ta’dib is not only oriented towards the transfer of knowledge but rather in the process, namely instilling courtesy in humans. Al-Attas also argues that humans can position themselves fairly as individuals and as social beings with courtesy. Then, it is hoped that the inculcation of courtesy values and the proper practice of knowledge can show humans good behavior so that the mission of creation as a fiil ard caliph can be properly realized. All these things are nothing but worship and manifest human gratitude to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’alaa.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Indah Sulastri
AU  - Syamsul Hidayat
AU  - Muh. Nur Rochim Maksum
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/28
TI  - The Concept of Humans in the Qur’an and Its Implementation in Education
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Islamic and Muhammadiyah Studies (ICIMS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 342
EP  - 355
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-102-9_32
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-102-9_32
ID  - Sulastri2023
ER  -