The Concept of "Soul" and "Ego" in the Qur'an and its Relationship with the Views of Mulla Sadra and Allameh Tabatabai

Document Type : Specialized article

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She holds a PhD in Islamic Philosophy from Baqer al-Uloom University and is a researcher at the Islamic Research Center of the Masoumiyah Institute of Higher Education.

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Abstract
“Soul" and "Ego" are among the key words in the discussion of psychology. These words have their own specific definitions from a philosophical point of view. The Ego is used in the Qur'an to mean a human being composed of soul and body, as well as in the sense of human truth; while the soul has been used in the Qur'an in many cases and meanings. In the Quran these two words (soul and ego) necessarily do not follow the same meaning, but the sharing of instances shows that they are the same truth for two aspects of a truth and do not overlap to their philosophical equivalents and expressions. Despite these differences, some Muslim scholars, especially in the realm of transcendent wisdom, have introduced the philosophical definition of these words into the field of Qur'anic interpretation or have used the verses as confirmation and proof of their philosophical theories.

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