Morality & Ethics In Islam :

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In the 1994 Pulitzer Prize winning photograph on the left, an African boy, nothing but a skeleton, was trying to crawl towards a U.N. Food Shelter, about one kilometer away. Behind his back, a few yards away was a vulture waiting for the boy to die to feast. The vulture did not attack the living boy. It could have. But it has God-given law that it follows. Even the animals have law of God that they obey. Not the man. So many governments, groups and individuals have become worst than the vultures! May God have Mercy on the suffering humanity!

Today, a man in a jungle, surrounded by wild beasts may be safer than in the midst of the most civilized societies! Many governments, groups and individuals have become worst than the wild beasts! Wolves are claiming to be shepherds and are complaining that sheep is bad!

Islam is a comprehensive way of life and morality is one of the cornerstones Islam. Morality is one of the fundamental sources of a nation's strength, just as immorality is one of the main causes of a nation's decline.

Islam has established some universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole, which are to be observed in all circumstances. To uphold these rights, Islam has provided not only legal safeguards, but also a very effective moral system. Thus, whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam, and whatever is harmful is morally bad.

Morality in Islam addresses every aspect of a Muslim's life, from greetings to international relations. It is universal in its scope and in its applicability. Morality reigns in selfish desires, vanity and bad habits. Muslims must not only be virtuous, but they must also enjoin virtue. They must not only refrain from evil and vice, but they must also forbid them. In other words, they must not only be morally healthy, but they must also contribute to the moral health of society as a whole.

The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) summarized the conduct of a Muslim when he

said: "My Sustainer has given me few commands:

To remain conscious of God, whether in private or in public; to speak justly, whether angry or pleased;

To show moderation both when poor and when rich,

To reunite friendship with those who have broken off with me;

To give to him who refuses me; that my silence should be occupied with thought;

that my looking should be an admonition; and that I should command what is right."

The most fundamental characteristics of a Muslim are piety and humility. A Muslim must be humble with Allah and with other people: Acts of worship, prayers and Zakah (mandatory alms), are an integral part of worship. A righteous person must be reliable and trustworthy.

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