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GROUP 3 Mohamad Aiman bin Abdul Manap Hannan bt Jamaludin Nor Eliyana bt Che Mohd Fauzi Nur Awanis bt Mohamad Ali Nur Dina Khatijah bt Embong
Q: 17 Jan 2004
Discuss the four elements in the Nature of Man. How, when the animal forces are instigated by the Shaytaniyya, they revolt against the aql and the human self falls to the level of the animal? To illustrate your answer use cases dealing with unethical business activities.
According to al-Ghazali
Sage
Shaytan
Dog
Pig
Sage
Intellect (al-aql) Repel the craftiness and cunning of the devil Revealing devils deception through its piercing insight and radiant and clear light Break the greed of pig by making the dog as its master.
Pig
Appetite (al-shahwah) Greed Covetousness Avidity
Dog
Anger Voracious Hostility Mordacity
Shaytan
Devil Stirs up the appetite of the pig and the wrath of the wild beast seduces one by the other presents to them in a favourable light.