Islamic ethics in search: an analysis

There is no any iota of uncertainty that ethics occupies an integral part of man as a distinct creature honored to be the vicegerent on earth. The issue of ethics is as old as man on earth. From the dawn of civilizations, scholars (philosopher and thinkers) have approached the concept of ethics di...

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Main Authors: Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke, Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
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spelling iium-763622019-11-29T04:09:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76362/ Islamic ethics in search: an analysis Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke Ali, Mohd Mumtaz BJ Ethics BL Religion BP188 Islamic religious life There is no any iota of uncertainty that ethics occupies an integral part of man as a distinct creature honored to be the vicegerent on earth. The issue of ethics is as old as man on earth. From the dawn of civilizations, scholars (philosopher and thinkers) have approached the concept of ethics differently with no substantial unanimity reached. This article is an attempt to address ethics in an Islamic perspective. With the aid of an exploratory method, the study delved into the divine revelations (the Qur’an and Sunnah) and the interpretations of Islamic philosophers and intellectuals with regards to the concept of ethics. The findings showed that the majority of Islamic scholars view ethics as morality, while others understand it as the intellectual power with which man distinguishes between the nobles and vices. Moreover, through the study of concept of ethics, its scope, significance, principles, sources and characteristics, the divine revelations (the Qur’an and Sunnah) were found as the original sources of ethics. Globeedu Group 2019-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76362/1/76362_Islamic%20Ethics%20in%20Search.pdf Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke and Ali, Mohd Mumtaz (2019) Islamic ethics in search: an analysis. The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, 7 (2). pp. 38-45. ISSN 2321 - 9203 http://www.internationaljournalcorner.com/index.php/theijhss/article/view/142423/100223 10.24940/theijhss/2019/v7/i2/HS1902-013
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Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke
Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
description There is no any iota of uncertainty that ethics occupies an integral part of man as a distinct creature honored to be the vicegerent on earth. The issue of ethics is as old as man on earth. From the dawn of civilizations, scholars (philosopher and thinkers) have approached the concept of ethics differently with no substantial unanimity reached. This article is an attempt to address ethics in an Islamic perspective. With the aid of an exploratory method, the study delved into the divine revelations (the Qur’an and Sunnah) and the interpretations of Islamic philosophers and intellectuals with regards to the concept of ethics. The findings showed that the majority of Islamic scholars view ethics as morality, while others understand it as the intellectual power with which man distinguishes between the nobles and vices. Moreover, through the study of concept of ethics, its scope, significance, principles, sources and characteristics, the divine revelations (the Qur’an and Sunnah) were found as the original sources of ethics.
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author Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke
Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
author_facet Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke
Ali, Mohd Mumtaz
author_sort Abdus Salam, Yunus Olatoke
title Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
title_short Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
title_full Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
title_fullStr Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
title_full_unstemmed Islamic ethics in search: an analysis
title_sort islamic ethics in search: an analysis
publisher Globeedu Group
publishDate 2019
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/76362/
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