From Qur’anic Anthropology to Ethical Agency: Reframing Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Halvi Sepiana Zulva; Nindhya Ayomi Delahara; Sujiat Zubaidi; Muhammad Chirzin

doi:10.58355/maqolat.v4i4.254

Authors

Halvi Sepiana Zulva Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo
Nindhya Ayomi Delahara Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo
Sujiat Zubaidi Universitas Darussalam Gontor, Ponorogo
Muhammad Chirzin UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58355/maqolat.v4i4.254

Keywords:

Qur’anic Anthropology, Human Agency, Artificial Intelligence, Qur’anic Ethical Intelligence.

Abstract

The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly mediating how humans acquire knowledge, make decisions, and perform cognitive activities. In higher education, the delegation of cognitive activities to algorithmic systems has the potential to shift human judgment and responsibility. This study aims to examine Qur’anic anthropology as a foundation for reframing human agency under increasingly AI-mediated conditions. This study employs a qualitative approach using a literature-based design and conceptual analysis. A semantic-contextual analysis is conducted on the Qur’anic terms al-insān, al-bashar, al-nās, Banī Ādam, al-ins, al-mar’, as well as the concepts of ‘abd and khalīfah. The findings are then synthesized with theories of human agency, moral responsibility, and AI ethics. The findings reveal that Qur’anic anthropology represents human beings as multidimensional entities possessing cognitive, relational, moral, spiritual, and teleological capacities. These dimensions are reconstructed into eight capacities of Qur’anic human agency: epistemic, moral, relational, spiritual, and teleological agency. The findings demonstrate that human agency from a Qur’anic perspective is not synonymous with absolute autonomy, but rather constitutes the capacity to understand, evaluate, choose, and act consciously within an orientation of values and responsibility. In the context of AI, Qur’anic Ethical Intelligence (QEI) is conceptualized as an ethical capacity to direct and evaluate the use of AI without surrendering human judgment and responsibility to algorithmic systems. As a conceptual study, this research does not empirically test the application of QEI among university students. Further research is therefore needed to validate and develop measurement instruments. This study connects Qur’anic anthropology with human agency under algorithmic conditions and proposes QEI as a framework for strengthening human agency resilience in the age of AI.

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