Page is loading...  Man as the Arena of Conflict between Good
and Evil   Once we accept the previous principle, we can then
deduce that the human being has a dual personality; this is part
of the well-established Islamic anthropology. According to the
Qur’an, God Almighty created man out of odorous black mud, which
had been transformed into dry clay, and then He breathed His
Spirit upon it; thus, emerged man. In other words, man is a
muddy creature, which has the Spirit of God. The Glorious Qur’an
describes the creation of man, thus: “And (remember) when thy
Lord said unto the angels: Lo! I am creating a mortal out of
potter’s clay of black mud altered. So, when I have made him and
have breathed unto him of My spirit, do ye fall down,
prostrating yourselves unto him.[94]      This fact is repeated
in the different verses of the Qur’an. The reality must be
emphasized that the human being has a twofold personality:
heavenly and earthly. This creature has its origin in the earth
and his hands are extended toward