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''Fitra'', or ''fitrah'' (Arabic: فطرة / ALA-LC: ''fiṭrah''), is an Arabic word that has no exact English equivalent although it has been translated as 'primordial human nature',〔Abu al-Fazl Izzati, ''Islam and Natural Law'', Islamic College for Advanced Studies Press, 2002, pp.93f. ISBN 1904063055〕 and as "instinct" or common sense ('urf).〔Frederick M. Denny, ''God's Friends: The Sanctity of Persons in Islam'', in R. Kieckhefer and G. Bond (editors). ''Sainthood: Its Manifestations in World Religions'', University of California Press, 1990. ISBN 9780520071896〕 It has also been suggested 〔Abu al-Fazl Izzati, ''Islam and Natural Law'', Islamic College for Advanced Studies Press, 2002, p.96. ISBN 1904063055〕 that a close approximation, in terms of Western philosophy, is Kant's concept of 'ought'.〔John Silber, ''Kant's Ethics: The Good, Freedom, and the Will'', Mouton de Gruyter, 2012, pp. 188ff. ISBN 9781614510710〕 In a mystical context, it can connote intuition or insight and is similar to the Calvinist term ''Sensus divinitatis''. According to Islamic theology, human beings are born with an innate inclination of ''tawhid'' (Oneness), which is encapsulated in the ''fitra'' along with compassion, intelligence, ihsan and all other attributes that embody what it is to be human. It is for this reason that some Muslims prefer to refer to those who embrace Islam as reverts rather than converts, as it is believed they are returning to a perceived pure state. The perfect embodiments of ''fitra'' were Abraham and Muhammad.
==Root of word== * The root verb means to split or cleave * Implies opening up and coming out * The term Fitra means 'to bring forth', 'to originate', 'to knead and shape dough'. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fitra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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