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Innate Disposition (Fiṭrah)

Acknowledging the Creator is ingrained in souls

Logical premises

  1. 1

    The human soul is innately disposed to acknowledge its Creator and turn to Him, especially in times of hardship.

  2. 2

    This innate sense is constant across nations and ages; what is so universal points to a firm reality, not an illusion.

Quranic proof

﴿فِطْرَتَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ...﴾

Rational conclusion

The fiṭrah is an inner witness to the Creator; whoever returns to his pure innate nature finds acknowledging Him a self-evident necessity needing no proof.