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Personal Identity in… Sh. Vahidi Mehrajardi et al (55
on these defining factors. It is (Misbah Yazdi, 2012, Vol. 1:
crucial to recognize that these 317)
attributes are not set in stone In Islamic philosophy, the
and can evolve or be answer to this question is not
reassessed as circumstances somehow important for
change. philosophers and they do not
Not to forget that in many try to answer it, rather they
cases people who are under try to define the right
the false propaganda may approach to answering this
have false images of question. That approach is by
themselves and it could be designing a complete system
imposed on others as well. in which human beings have a
The Who am I? question vital position in it. For
sometimes called the example, Muslim philosophers
characterization question; look at humans as special
(Schechtman, 1996, Ch. 1) beings that can have a great
That is, what determines role in the whole universe
someone’s identity in this positively or negatively.
sense. (Glover, 1988: Vol. 2) On another side defining
Misbah Yazdi believes that the person and finding his
this question in the Islamic identity will be belonged to
tradition and among the him by his self-understanding.
Islamic philosophers is the
most fundamental question 2. What Is It to Be a
that may affect all the Person?
attitudes of a person and In the realm of Western
identity, and this issue has a philosophy, the process of
connected deeply to all the human development is often
Islamic teachings especially described as the
knowing God and the transformation from a
universe and other issues. fertilized egg into a fully
formed individual. This concept
