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Moral System of Islam (part 2 of 2): Moral Exhortations

Bismillahi Rahman Roheem. Undoubtedly, everybody has some people who have make impacts in their life; as a result I beseech us to remember my late Shaikh, Teacher and Father in Dua. Some practical examples of moral commandments in the Quran dealing with various aspects of social and individual relations and their instructions have really leaded a life. God-Consciousness The Quran mentions this as the highest quality of a Muslim: “The most honorable among you in the sight of God is the one who is most God-conscious.” (Quran 49:13) Humility, modesty, control of passions and desires, truthfulness, integrity, patience, steadfastness, and fulfilling one’s promises are moral values that are emphasized again and again in the Quran: “And God loves those who are firm and steadfast.” (3:146) “And vie with one another to attain to your Sustainer’s forgiveness and to a Paradise as vast as the heavens and the earth, which awaits the God-conscious, who spend for charity in time of plenty and in time...

Moral System of Islam (part 1 of 2): The Standard of Morality

Bismillahi Rahman Roheem. The basis upon which the concept of morality is built in Islam is our intent of discussion and perhaps after reading you have question, you are free to ask, Allah Knows best. Because we are too busy to read Allah messages and claim its too long and we don’t care how long the novels we are voluminous or other business magazines, so we decide to put this message in parts. 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 also a very effective moral system. Thus, whatever leads to the welfare of the individual or the society is morally good in Islam and whatever is injurious is morally bad. Islam attaches so much importance to the love of God and love of man that it warns against too much formalism. We read in the Quran: “It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards the East or West; but it...