AKHLAQ 2

2 DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN CHARACTER

positives attributes

negatives behaviour

intellectual discourse (al-bayan)

knowledge & understanding (al-ilm)

natural disposition (al-taqwim/ al-hasan)

reflective power (al-nazar/ al-itibar)

Qur'an associates these attributes with the human nature (fitrah)

weak & easy give up (dha'if & al-ya'us)

selfish & egoist (halu' & manu')

haste & niggard ('ajul & qatur)

forgetful & injustice (zalum & jahul)

argumentative & impatient (jadal & halu'a)

ISLAMIC ETHICS

SCOPE & PRINCIPLES

man is trustee & hold responsibility of being khalif

delegated to manage & improve live on earth (ta'mir)

Allah has empowered man

intellect

knowledge

freewill & guidance

FEATURES OF ISLAMIC ETHICS

1) transcendental

2) man's nature is not evil nor graceless

3) teach universal justice & human equality

4) human conducts are judged to be ethical or otherwise

5) Islam grants the right of enjoying their natural rights

6) offers an open system approach to ethics, not self-oriented system

7) decisions that benefit the majority or minority are not necessarily ethical in themselves

8) to bring human interest & prevent hardship