The following is a translation from the book: Mafaheem Islaamiyah Al-Juz’u-l-Awwal, Islamic concepts – Volume One by Muhammad Hussein Abdullah published in 1994. الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّى (2) وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَى Who created and proportioned and Who has measured (preordained) and then guided (Al-A’alaa). The Insaan (human) is material and within the human there exists a Taaqah Hayyawiyah (vital energy) which is manifested in the instincts, organic needs and the Tafkeer (thinking) and these Khaassiyaat (special attributes) remain within the human as long as he is living whilst they cease to exist upon his death. We have already discussed the three instincts and their manifestations. In regards to the organic needs then discussing them requires some preliminary discussion about the human body i.e. the material from which the human being is composed of. The sensed and tangible human body is composed of many cells of different shapes (forms), colours and functions. Their n