ABSTRACT
In the current chapter, Nursi introduces the different faculties of humankind. He discusses this issue in relation with the ‘straight path’ (ṡirāṭ al-mustaqīm) in the opening chapter of the Qur’ān, the fatiḥa. 1 Nursi asserts that the transgression of these faculties, be it their excess or their deficiency, may lead to the separation from that straight path and hence may lead to sharr. This will be one illustration for why man is capable of committing sharr and what the guideline is for him to avoid it. This thesis, or so to say, scheme of Nursi can be seen as some sort of a template that can be employed in different areas.
