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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:22:"The Human in the Quran";s:9:"the_title";s:22:"The Human in the Quran";s:13:"the_permalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/76542/the-human-in-the-quran/";s:6:"the_id";i:76542;s:14:"the_view_count";s:5:"10346";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Mar 29 2023";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"February 20, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:44:"Page of The Qur'an from Granada, c. 1300 CE.";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/granada-image-r-scaled.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:364:" <a href="https://www.islamicity.org/76542/the-human-in-the-quran/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/granada-image-r-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:182:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/granada-image-r-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:11:"Zaid Shakir";s:15:"the_author_full";s:140:"By: Zaid Shakir   Source: Renovatio";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:60:"Zaid Shakir";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:50:"Renovatio";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:158:"Faith & Spirituality, Featured";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:1102:"Fitra (Original Disposition), Humanity, Ihsan (Excellence In Faith), Islam, Life And Death, Metaphysics, Monotheism, Prophet Adam, Quran, Ramadan, Soul (Nafs), Spiritual, Tawhid (Oneness Of God), Worship (Ibadah)";s:16:"the_values_terms";s:268:"Guidance, Humility, Knowledge, Love";s:18:"the_channels_terms";s:81:"Ramadan - Day 7";s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:14:"faith featured";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:189:"fitra-original-disposition humanity ihsan-excellence-in-faith islam life-and-death metaphysics monotheism prophet-adam quran ramadan soul-nafs spiritual tawhid-oneness-of-god worship-ibadah";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:32:"guidance humility knowledge love";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:13:"ramadan-day-7";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:347:"Today, we can find answers for the fundamental question of what it means to be human that claim to cast doubt on the essential reality of our humanity itself. The Quran, however, affirms our humanness and describes four aspects of the human—our physical creation, our spirit, our natural disposition (fitrah), and our light—all of which…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:105:"Fitra (Original Disposition)";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:28:"Fitra (Original Disposition)";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"22";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:2;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:16;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
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