Fiṭrah in Islam and Ren Xing in Confucianism: their relation to Islamic and Confucian ethics

• Main Author: Mohd Nor, Nur Suriya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: BL Religion; BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74883/1/NURSURIYA1%20RIGS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74883/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

This paper discusses the concept of human nature in Islam and in Confucianism. The researcher makes a comparison between the concept of fiṭrah in Islam and its relation to Islamic Ethics or ―good character‖, and the concept of ren xing or ―inherently good‖ of Confucianism. In order to explore both c...