Human Dignity in Islam and Christianity (with Emphasis on the Quran and the Bible)

According to the Qur’an, God Almighty created man out of dry mud and breathed in him of His spirit and appointed him as His Caliph in the earth. Due to this divine spirit, human being acquires  magnanimity (Keramat) and superiority over all other creatures.  Moreover, according to the Bible, when God formed a man from the dust of the ground, He then breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. God created man in His own image and He wants man to reign for Him on earth. The expulsion of Adam, based on the Bible, was as retribution for human’s sin; however, expulsion from the Garden of Eden, according to Qur’an, was as retribution for eating the forbidden fruit thereby Adam could no longer live in the Garden and was worth living in the terrestrial life.  The doctrine of inherited sin is not found in the Old testament and Qur’an; individuals do not inherit a sinful nature due to Adam’s fall; however, in Christian interpretation and based on Paul’s view, human nature has three status: before the Fall when he was created in God’s image and had a pure nature; after the Fall and before the Crucifixion when Adam and his generation lost their initial sanctity and became sinful and Adam brought a sentence of death upon his whole race;  and after the Crucifixion when it is said that Jesus dying on the cross was an atonement for Adam’s sin and reconciliation is made between God and human. Thus, it can be said that, in Christian view, human being has the trait of magnanimity before the Fall and after Crucifixion; however, he lacks this trait after the Fall and before Crucifixion, since he has lost his distinction faculty due to his sinful nature and is then incapable of doing anything for his own salvation.  However, in Islam’s view, human is inherently magnanimous; and although human being is inclined toward evil after the Fall, he still  possess the faculty of distinction; moreover, he himself is potentially able to act for his salvation.