THE CONCEPT OF THE IDEAL HUMAN IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS

Аннотация

This article examines the ontological and ethical dimensions of the perfect human archetype ( al-insān al-kāmil ) across Islamic literary traditions. Through textual analysis of Quranic exegesis, Sufi poetry, and contemporary didactic works (8th-21st centuries), we identify three constitutive elements of Islamic perfection: (1) divine vicegerency ( khilāfa ), (2) prophetic imitation ( ittibāʿ al-nabī ), and (3) aesthetic-ethical equilibrium ( iʿtidāl ). The study reveals how literary representations evolve from Quranic parables to modern pedagogical narratives while maintaining core metaphysical principles.