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Iftikhar Mahmud

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Consciousness, Moral Cognition, and the Sealed Qalb: An Integrated Model of Islamic Anthropology and Neuroplasticity

Iftikhar Mahmud preprint

This paper develops an integrated model of human consciousness and moral cognition grounded in Islamic anthropology. Drawing on the Qur’an, authenticated prophetic traditions, and classical Islamic scholarship, the study synthesizes key concepts—including rūḥ (divine life-principle), fiṭrah (innate moral orientation), nafs (impulse-bearing self), qalb (locus of moral awareness), and ʿaql...