Or in other words, what has been forgotten is the man himself, his training and self-purification and making him an ideal or perfect human being.

A human being who has been called by God-Almighty, the Most Superior Creation, (1)and about whose identification the authentic commentators of the revelations have said:

“Whoever has recognized his self -in reality has recognized his Creator.” (2)

Self-forgetfulness, negligence shown towards recognizing the infinite dimensions of human celestial soul and under estimation of human inner potential for attaining self-purification or moral perfection is the pain which has inflicted plenty of suffering upon the modern human societies.

The domination of technology, fast pace of modern life, usurpation of power by materialists and world-worshippers over vast regions of the world on one hand and the failure and incompetency of various school and ideologies in presenting a clearly illuminated path and satisfactory interpretation of human being on the other hand have made this journey of retrogression and self alienation further complicated.

But in the Islamic Ideology, the greatest aim in the life's struggle is to become victorious over the self. In the Holy Qur’an the God Almighty after repeated oaths has emphasized the importance of spiritual purification as follows:

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَکَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا

“He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, (the self) And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.” (91: 9-10)

In accordance with Divine Islamic Ideology, the most exalted aim is training and guidance of human beings in their spiritual journey from the earthly

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