Moral Concept of Islam

This difference of approach has created a considerable gap between the two disciplines. In religion, ethics is defined as a known and undisputably established set of moral principles. Being a divine dictate, it is quite exact in form and content. On the contrary, right from the early Greeks of pre-Christian times down to the modern Western thinkers of the twentieth century, no philosopher has been able to formulate precise ethical criteria of human action. Every distinguished philosopher has established his own school of thought, but has failed to give to the world a commonly accepted moral code. Our point of view is that human limitations are a permanent obstacle to our finding an answer to the question ‘why.’ Therefore, we have chosen a practical solution rather than depend upon the uncertain outcome of philosophical dialogue. Here, our stress will be on explaining in plain terms the basic concept of ethics as presented by Islam. Cosmic Approach The Quran says that God created seven tiers of the sky, and that no imperfection will ever be detected in God’s creation. (67:4) God created a great universe humming with a multitude of activities going on in a disciplined and orderly fashion with no irregularities. The performance of each and every part of it is par excellence. Divine Ethics Nature is controlled by God, while in human life, the course of action is determined by man’s own intention. If man has been exempted from following the same system as has been decreed by God for the rest of the universe, it is because God has placed