Divine creation (Fitrat) and transhumanism

Transhumanism is a philosophical and cognitive movement that explores the effects of technology on the human body and mind, aiming to transform the human being into a more advanced form. It seeks to enhance human biological, mental, and emotional capabilities through technology in order to enable individuals to live longer, healthier, smarter, and stronger lives, while also facilitating everyday life and pushing the limits of human potential. Closely associated with developments in fields such as genetics, engineering, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and neuroscience, transhumanism is also a subject of interest in the domains of religion, ethics, and philosophy. Several perspectives emerge in the discourse on transhumanism. Among these, proponents argue that human beings can transcend their biological limitations with the help of technology, while still respecting ethical and religious boundaries. In this view, since humans are considered creations of God, their bodies may be seen as instruments that can be enhanced or modified. Conversely, critics assert that humans should be treated not as means but as ends in themselves. They argue that robots, machines, and computers lack the capacity for spiritual life, and thus, transhumanism risks imprisoning humanity within a purely technological framework. Transhumanist thinkers envision a future in which the human body can be controlled through digital coding and artificial systems, thereby overcoming its physical limitations. To achieve this goal, they advocate for the gradual elimination of the traditional boundaries between the human body and technology. According to this approach, it is expected that the integration of non-biological, artificial, or mechanical limbs into the human body will become commonplace, signifying a new stage in human evolution. Within the scope of this study, it has been observed that there are only limited relational analyses explaining the goals of transhumanism within the framework of divine creation. Moreover, there appears to be a lack of direct scholarly work addressing how transhumanism and divine creation relate to or define each other. The primary research problem of this study is to explore whether the emergence and goals of transhumanism are supported or contradicted by the notion of divine creation, and to examine in detail the existence, nature, and dimensions of the relationship between these two conceptual frameworks.