Episode 335: The Spectrum of the Human Soul [95:4-5]

Allah tells us: "Truly We created the human being in the most beautiful stature (ahsanu taqwīm). Then We cast him to the lowest of the low." (95:4–5) These verses outline the full spectrum of the human condition. The word taqwīm comes from qawwama — to shape, form, arrange in balance. Scholars explain that ahsanu taqwīmrefers not only to our outward form, but to our inner potential — harmony,…