"The Possibility of Alienation" in the View of the Quran and Muslim Thinkers

Muslim thinkers who have investigated anthropology believe that people have a reality and they use such terms as "I" and "self" when they refer to it. Although "I" and "self" are very valuable thing for them, they are often ignored and this causes people to be alienated. The present paper tries to expound the "possibility of alienation" in the light of the Quranic verses and Muslim thinker's view. It concludes that man's reality is represented in his soul which has different stages. The development and transcendence of this reality is contingent upon one's relationship with God and knowledge of its high stage. Therefoe, if man forgets God or its high stage and cuts himself from them, he will be alienated. Since most people do not even think of God and the high stage of soul, not only "the possibility of alienation" but also its recognition are proven.