The Simple Principle of Morality

THE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE OF MORALITY The simple principle of morality in Islam is: ‘you should want for others what you want for yourself. You should like for others what you would like for yourself.’ T he way one person behaves with another in daily life must be governed by a set of moral principles, commonly referred to as ethics. What should be the first principle of morality? This principle is simply that – you should want for others what you want for yourself. You should like for others what you would like for yourself. Everyone knows that he likes to hear good words. So everyone ought to use good words, kind words when they speak to others. No one wants to have any problems created for him, therefore everyone should avoid creating problems for others. Everyone wants to be dealt with sympathetically and