Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics

This article is an attempt to compare the teachings of Confucius and Islam, speciﬁcally The Four Books, which are authoritative works on Confucius, and the original sources of Islam, Qur’ān and Sunnah. The Four Books are the most quoted sources of Confucius’ thought, namely The Great Learning (Da Xu...

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Main Authors:	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam, Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman, Othman, Normala
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pluto Journals 2011
Subjects:	BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/1/Filial_piety_in_confucianism.pdf

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spelling	iium-158462014-03-09T08:19:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/ Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman Othman, Normala BP171 Relation of Islam to other religions This article is an attempt to compare the teachings of Confucius and Islam, speciﬁcally The Four Books, which are authoritative works on Confucius, and the original sources of Islam, Qur’ān and Sunnah. The Four Books are the most quoted sources of Confucius’ thought, namely The Great Learning (Da Xue 大学), The Doctrine of the Mean (Zhong Yong 中庸), The Confucian Analects (Lun Yu 论) and The Works of Mencius (Mengzi 孟子). The focus shall be on the concept of family and ﬁlial piety as found in Confucianism and Qur’ān and Sunnah. Both the teachings of Confucius and Islam emphasise the importance of virtues, ties and order in the family system, for example, the husband is the head of the family and responsible for the family’s existence and security. Islam and Confucianism are both patriarchal, and the husband and men are protectors of the family and deserve much respect. Young members of the family must respect and obey the elders and vice versa. To Confucius, these virtues are the heavenly way and must be cultivated and developed accordingly as li (礼) or good manners from an early age. The young and old must be treated according to their age. Similar values are also upheld in Islam. However, there are also differences between the two approaches which shall be highlighted as well. Pluto Journals 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/1/Filial_piety_in_confucianism.pdf Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam and Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman and Othman, Normala (2011) Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics. Islam and Civilisational Renewal, 3 (1). pp. 133-153. ISSN 2041-871X
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description	This article is an attempt to compare the teachings of Confucius and Islam, speciﬁcally The Four Books, which are authoritative works on Confucius, and the original sources of Islam, Qur’ān and Sunnah. The Four Books are the most quoted sources of Confucius’ thought, namely The Great Learning (Da Xue 大学), The Doctrine of the Mean (Zhong Yong 中庸), The Confucian Analects (Lun Yu 论) and The Works of Mencius (Mengzi 孟子). The focus shall be on the concept of family and ﬁlial piety as found in Confucianism and Qur’ān and Sunnah. Both the teachings of Confucius and Islam emphasise the importance of virtues, ties and order in the family system, for example, the husband is the head of the family and responsible for the family’s existence and security. Islam and Confucianism are both patriarchal, and the husband and men are protectors of the family and deserve much respect. Young members of the family must respect and obey the elders and vice versa. To Confucius, these virtues are the heavenly way and must be cultivated and developed accordingly as li (礼) or good manners from an early age. The young and old must be treated according to their age. Similar values are also upheld in Islam. However, there are also differences between the two approaches which shall be highlighted as well.
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author	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman Othman, Normala
author_facet	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman Othman, Normala
author_sort	Muhamad Shukri, Abdul Salam
title	Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics
title_short	Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics
title_full	Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics
title_fullStr	Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics
title_full_unstemmed	Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics
title_sort	filial piety in confucianism and islam: a comparative literary analysis of quran, hadith and four chinese classics
publisher	Pluto Journals
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url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/15846/1/Filial_piety_in_confucianism.pdf
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Filial piety in confucianism and Islam: a comparative literary analysis of Quran, Hadith and four Chinese classics

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