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Islamic Model of Peaceful Coexistence… MR. Dodhiya and M. Ghanbari (101
their survival. The body beings and it is for this
requires food to eat, a place reason that human beings
to live, fellow human have honored and granted
beings, etc. for its survival superiority over other creations.
whereas intellect, appetite, The animal world which
and anger are the primary lacks human intellect acts
traits of the soul essentially in line with its natural
required for its prolongment. tendencies of satiating its
Since the bodily requirements material requirement with
are due to the material the help of the soul that
nature of human beings motivates it in fulfilling it.
they are called material The other creation of God
requirements and since the known as angels are pure
latter is related to the soul intellect and lack the
they are known as spiritual. deficiencies brought about
The material aspect is by the nature of materiality.
common between mankind Therefore, when the angels
and the animal world. The were notified about the
two states of the soul i.e. creation of human beings
appetite and anger are also which had material tendencies,
common between the human they at once asked God that
and the animal world. how can a being that has a
What distinguishes the two tendency towards destruction
creations of God is the be a representative of God?
intellectual attribute in human
