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The Standard of Morality

Ethics in Islam

The Standard of Morality

Islam has laid down some universal fundamental rights for humanity as a whole, which are to be observed and respected under all circumstances.  To achieve these rights, Islam provides not only legal safeguards, but...

Visiting the Sick (part 2 of 2)

Ethics in Islam

Visiting the Sick (part 2 of 2)

The rewards for visiting the sick are great in both number and magnitude.  The Prophet Muhammad said: “If a man calls on his sick Muslim brother, it is as if he walks reaping the...

How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly?

Ethics in Islam

How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly?

In the Islamic world, one rarely finds “old people’s homes.”  The strain of caring for one’s parents in this most difficult time of their lives is considered an honor and a blessing and an...

Visiting the Sick

Ethics in Islam

Visiting the Sick

Islam invites to all that is good and warns from all that is bad.  From those good and virtuous deeds is the visiting of the ill and afflicted.  When people visit each other in...

Lying and Hypocrisy

Ethics in Islam

Lying and Hypocrisy

Just as truthfulness is the very cornerstone of the upright person’s character and the springboard for his virtuousness, falsehood, its opposite, is the foundation of a person’s depravity and the launch pad for his...

The Meaning of Justice

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The Meaning of Justice

In the Islamic worldview, justice denotes placing things in their rightful place.  It also means giving others equal treatment.  In Islam, justice is also a moral virtue and an attribute of human personality, as...

Humane Treatment of Animals

Ethics in Islam / Islam

Humane Treatment of Animals

God, the Creator of human beings and animals, has made animals subservient to us.  We depend on animals for the food we eat and the milk we drink.  We bring animals into our homes...

The Malice of Lying

Ethics in Islam

The Malice of Lying

Lying is a common part of human relationships.  People lie for a variety of reasons.  They may lie as part of self-presentation, in order to present a more favorable image to others.  People may...

Freedom of Thought in Islam

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Freedom of Thought in Islam

A man called Mughees and his wife, Bareera, who were living in slavery in Madinah, decided to accept Islam. After some time the wife was set free. By winning her freedom she legally obtained...