The aim of this research is to elucidate the anthropological foundations of sexual morality from Islamic perspective using the descriptive-analytic methodology. In this perspective, human is not just the instinct and an enjoyment-seeking animal to be limited to using matrimonial willingness and freedom to satisfaction. But besides the common feature of sexual desire with animals human being does own fetrat (innate tendency). Therefore, human being from the perspective of Islam has three aspects; herbaceous, animal-like and nature aspects. Based on this view the influential anthropological foundations in matrimonial morality are as follows: sexual desire, divine nature, munificence, thoughtfulness, authenticity of spirit, capability of self-evolution, will and conscious selection, self-love, multi-sidedness of human, holistic identity and weakness. Therefore, matrimonial morality roots in nature and human soul through which we can talk about unsuppression of sexual desire, equinox, flourishing of heavenly nature, sustaining innate munificence of human, sustaining women’s munificence, practicing divine commands, moral dignity, acquiring correct insight, observing temperance, spiritual and psychic evolution, authenticity of emotional relations, upgrading spirituality, responsible sexual relations, gradation and affordance , free and conscious marriage, others-love, love, balanced growth, strengthening holistic identity, control of sexual behavior, recognizing personal identity, discounting decree, tolerance , and forbearance.
taherpoor, M. S., sharafi, M. R., Bagheri, K., & Masoudi, J. (2014). Elucidation of the Anthropological Foundations of Sexual Morality: an Islamic Perspective. Journal of Islamic Education, 8(17), 51-73.
MLA
mohammad sharif taherpoor; mohammad reza sharafi; Khosro Bagheri; Jahangir Masoudi. "Elucidation of the Anthropological Foundations of Sexual Morality: an Islamic Perspective". Journal of Islamic Education, 8, 17, 2014, 51-73.
HARVARD
taherpoor, M. S., sharafi, M. R., Bagheri, K., Masoudi, J. (2014). 'Elucidation of the Anthropological Foundations of Sexual Morality: an Islamic Perspective', Journal of Islamic Education, 8(17), pp. 51-73.
VANCOUVER
taherpoor, M. S., sharafi, M. R., Bagheri, K., Masoudi, J. Elucidation of the Anthropological Foundations of Sexual Morality: an Islamic Perspective. Journal of Islamic Education, 2014; 8(17): 51-73.
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