freedom as reflected in the quran

based on an immanent religious approach, the present article is an attempt to answer the following two questions: can freedom be studied from a quranic viewpoint? how can freedom be analyzed according to the quran within a specific theoretical framework? the study of the quranic verses asserts that the quran views mankind as being god's successor on earth and having a divine nature and a free and independent personality. free will and reason are known in the quran as the subject of freedom (the first factor) , carnal desires and nature as the most important barriers of freedom (the second factor), and unity , justice, knowledge, and the perfection of man as the best goals of freedom (the third factor). in sum, according to the quran to acquire spiritual perfection man has to be free from the dominancy of other men, carnal desires and nature.