ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES

Akhlak Theories

Moral Theories

Social System Belief

Ethics in Islam

  1. Ethical values in Islam : Particular reference with Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. Mission.
  1. The good principles and values based on the Islamic sources (Quran and hadith).
  1. Consistent with the ability of human beings and they cover all aspects of life.
  1. Ethics is related to several Arabic terms:

a) ma'ruf (approved)

b) khayr (goodness)

c) haqq (truth and right)

d) birr (righteousness)

e) qist (equity)

f) 'adl (equilibrium and justice)

g) taqwa (piety)

  1. Islamic Sources :
    i. Quran (main course of judgement and speaks about general concepts)
    ii. Sunnah (speaks about specific details)
    iii. Prophet's action and behavior (the detailed practicality of what ethics is embodied)
  1. Ethics and morals both relate to "right" and "wrong" conduct
  1. Ethics (the series of rules provided to an individual by an external source)
  1. Morals (an individual's own principles regarding right and wrong)
  1. Morality (a code of conduct, that an individual, group pr society hold as authoritative, in distinguishing right from wrong)
  1. Standard of Judgement in Islam :
    i. Our faith should be true and sincere
    ii. We must be prepared to show it in deeds of charity to our
    fellow-men
    iii. We must be good citizens, supporting social
    organizations
    iv. Our own individual soul must be firm and unshaken in all
    circumstances
  1. Basic Principles in Islamic Morality :
    i. The Islamic moral system stems from its primary creed of belief in One God as the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.
    ii. Islam considers the numan race to be a part of God's creation, and as His subjects.
    iii. Quran and Hadith the main sources of Islam, attached great importance to ethics.
    iv. The Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. indicated that the main purpose Allah sent him to the people is to improve their ethics.
    v. The love and continuous awareness of Allah and the Day of Judgement enables man to be moral in conduct and sincere in intentions, with devotion and dedication.
  1. Definition Akhlak : - the practice of virtue, morality and manners in Islamic theology and philosophy. - character or customs - a nature character (internal) of human being and willing to express spontaneous action.
  1. Focus to goodness and badness, and will tell us how we can practice it in our life, either with Allah, human being, and environment.
  1. Belief : Needs reasons and Arise through experience
  1. Belief System : structures of norms that are interrelated and every human being has belief system to make sense of the world
  1. It is shaped by : religion, culture, experience, training, stereotypes, political viewpoints and etc
  1. Social System of Islam :

a) Foundation of Islamic Social System

b) The equality of all Muslims is emphasized repeatedly throughout the Quran

c) Islam does not distinguish between two races, or two groups of people or between two colours

d) Eg : performing Umrah, friday prayers

  1. Institution of the Family :

i. The foremost and fundamental institution of human society is the family unit

ii. In Islam, correct relationship between man and woman is marriage

  1. Relatives and Neighbors :

Quran has divided into 3 categories : a neighbour who is also a relation, a neighbour who is a stranger and a casual or temporary neighbour with whom one happens to live or travel for a certain time

View/Issues that Related to Islamic Perspectives

FREE SPEECH

  1. Backbiting (Malicious talk about someone who is not present)
  1. Defaming and Slandering (Another exclusion the freedom of speech in Islam)
  1. Talebearing (An act bring into conflicts between brothers of faith by telling something bad about one person to another person with the intent that the listener does some harm to the person who is being bad-mouthed, and this makes the person who is saying bad things happy)

COMPUTER AND WORK

Time Management (Our attitude towards time indicates our attitude towards the value of the capital of life)

Honesty and Integrity (Integrity menas that data cannot be modified without authorization)

Physical Surveillance (Computer-users face monitoring problems at their workplace for their use of emails or the Internet)

COMPUTER CRIME

Islam does not allow actions that can lead to destruction/corruption on earth

Islam forbids any kinds of theft