Islam and the Fitrah
This term refers to the pure, natural state upon which Allah created every human being.
What is the fiṭrah?
Islam’s core message that appeals to human clarity and unity.
What is tawḥīd?
The Prophet ﷺ said he was sent to perfect this.
What is righteous character?
Prayer fulfills the soul’s need to do this.
What is connect with its Creator?
Many reverts describe their shahādah experience as “finally finding” this.
What is what they always felt inside?
According to the Qur’an (Al-Rūm 30:30), humans are commanded to set their face toward this.
What is the true religion based on the fiṭrah?
According to Al-Anbiyāʾ 21:25, all messengers were sent with this message.
What is “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah”?
These four traits (name any two) are described as naturally admired by the human soul.
What are honesty, courage, humility, modesty, compassion?
Charity satisfies the inner desire to do this.
What is uplift others?
Al-Zumar 39:22 says Allah opens this to Islam.
What is the breast (the chest/heart)?
The Prophet ﷺ said every child is born upon the fiṭrah, but then influenced by these people.
Who are the parents?
Tawḥīd removes this from the human mind by providing clarity.
What is confusion?
Islam prohibits lying, oppression, and indecency to protect this.
What is human purity / the purity of the fiṭrah?
Fasting strengthens empathy and disciplines these.
What are the desires?
According to the ḥadīth in Muslim, Islam wipes away everything that came before this moment.
What is taking the shahādah?
According to the article, embracing Islam later in life is not adopting a new identity but doing this.
What is returning to one’s original state?
Belief in one Creator fulfills this natural longing of the human heart.
What is the longing for peace and direction?
Islamic moral boundaries are described not as burdens but as these.
What are safeguards?
Allah says in Al-Baqarah 2:185 that He intends purification, not this.
What is hardship?
A new Muslim joins the community of believers starting with this Prophet.
Who is Adam عليه السلام?
The Qur’anic verse “Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam” is from this surah.
What is Āl ‘Imrān?
Tawḥīd eliminates the need for these between a human and Allah.
What are intermediaries?
The ḥadīth “I was only sent to perfect righteous character” is found in this classical collection.
What is Musnad Aḥmad?
Acts of worship nurture this dimension of the human being.
What is the spiritual dimension?
Islam is described not just as beliefs, but as a return to this.
What is the original mold/nature of the human being?