Ihsan

Ihsan (Arabic: إحسان ʾiḥsān, also romanized ehsan), is an Arabic term meaning "to do beautiful things", "beautification", "perfection", or "excellence" (Arabic: husn, lit. 'beauty'). Ihsan is a matter of taking one's inner faith (iman) and showing it in both deed and action, a sense of social responsibility borne from religious convictions.^[1]

^ Maqsood (1994), p. 41.

[FOOTNOTEMaqsood1994[httpsarchiveorgdetailsislam0000maqspage41_41]-1] Maqsood (1994), p. 41.

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Islam and Iman
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Islam Iman Ihsan
Individuals
Mumin – Believer Muslim – Submitter (to God) Fasiq – Open sinner, corrupt Fajir – Sinner (by action) Kafir – Disbeliever Munafiq – Hypocrite
Groups
Ahl al-Kitab – People of the Book Ahl al-Fatrah – People of the Interval
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