Ethics

The Second issue concerns the circumstances in which Islam says we must fight. The first verses of the Quran that come to us about jihad, in the accepted view of all the commentators, are those from Suratul-Hajj: "Truly God defends those who have fai...

The Second issue concerns the circumstances in whi...

Thus, those groups which claim that religion. must always oppose war, and advocate peace, because peace is good and war is totally bad, are mistaken. Religion must of course advocate peace, and the Quran says: "Was-Solho khayron", "Peace is better", ...

Thus, those groups which claim that religion. must...

In such an event, we cannot say that because we are the advocates of peace, we are opposed to war. Such a thing would mean that we are advocates of misery; advocates of surrender. Make no mistake, peace and surrender are as different from each other ...

In such an event, we cannot say that because we ar...

The first issue that we shall consider will relate to the legitimacy of jihad, whether or not it is correct for a law of war to exist within the context of religion and the text of its commands. Protesters say, "No, war is evil, and religion must alw...

The first issue that we shall consider will relate...

The fifth issue concerns the reason for the law of jihad in Islam. Some believe that there should be no jihad in religion at all: that religion should contain no law of war: that since war is a bad thing, religion must oppose it and not itself establ...

The fifth issue concerns the reason for the law of...

The third question relates to the word jezyah or tribute. We are told to fight them until they pay the jezyah, which means until they either accept Islam or pay the jezyah. In the Quran there is no doubt that a difference has been maintained between ...

The third question relates to the word jezyah or t...

The second question is related to the fact that the verse does not explicitly state that we are to fight all the People of the Book, but tells us that we are to fight against those of them who believe neither in God nor in the Hereafter,... who count...

The second question is related to the fact that th...

This term is a very important one, and I wish to explain it to you, for otherwise it will be difficult for you to grasp the full meaning of the verse under discussion. Any command (even a human command) can be given in one place with no conditions, a...

This term is a very important one, and I wish to e...

"And Fight those who have not faith in God, nor in the Hereafter, and (who) forbid not what God and His Prophet have forbidden and (who ) are not committed to the religion of truth, of those who have been brought the Book, until they pay tribute by h...

"And Fight those who have not faith in God, nor in...

Islam has called to the mutual respect and esteem. According to the Islamic education, it is illicit to mock or debase others whether by words, deeds, or indication in order not to arouse animosity and discrepancy. God says: O, you who believe! Let n...

Islam has called to the mutual respect and esteem....

Tattling is as evil element and a door to arousing sedition. It unveils ignobility and villainy. Reality of Tattling: Tattling stands for informing others of the ill wording that is said about them. It is a sort of divulging the secrets and exposing ...

Tattling is as evil element and a door to arousing...

Mendacity is the origin of every vice and the source of every defect. It is a hateful quality. The honorable and the virtuous are remote from such an ill manner that Islam has opposed. Censure of mendacity: Islam has warned against this ill character...

Mendacity is the origin of every vice and the sour...

Backbiting is a lethal defect and evil that unveils envy, oppression, and lack of faith. Unfortunately, people hanged to the bad manner of backbiting that became a general custom and a fruit in which they have fun. They used to place each other on th...

Backbiting is a lethal defect and evil that unveil...

Conceit is one of the mental defects that the Islamic education has treated and purified the mentalities from its germs. Reality of conceit: Ethicists mention that the reality of conceit is the minds resting to what accords the fancies confusedly and...

Conceit is one of the mental defects that the Isla...

Ostentation is a serious sin. It indicates mental vices. The ostentatious do not have any relation with God. Islam has warned against exhibitionism and ordered Muslims of purifying themselves from its germs. The holy Quran, also, exposes and warns ag...

Ostentation is a serious sin. It indicates mental ...

Islam has warned against arrogance and self-conceit that create egoism and tyranny. They are also the indications of ignorance and pride. God said: Do not attribute purity to your souls. He knows him best who guards against evil. Therefore, enter the...

Islam has warned against arrogance and self-concei...

Malice is a vile tendency and a state of rage that may destroy and terminate since it is hidden in the minds. Islam cares for purifying the mentalities from the vices and evils of malice. The Prophet said, “The faithful believer should not be malicio...

Malice is a vile tendency and a state of rage that...

Avidity is a mental vice that the Islamic education has tended to uproot and eradicate. Its source is the excessive engagement in the earthly affairs, the greedily coveting of collecting money and the complete negligence of death. The Prophet (s) ref...

Avidity is a mental vice that the Islamic educatio...

Parsimony is a vile quality and an ill manner. It is one of the fruits of adhering to the worldly affairs, as ethicists affirm. Reality of parsimony: For ethicists, parsimony is the stinginess in the situations of the necessary giving. It is the pref...

Parsimony is a vile quality and an ill manner. It ...

Teamwork in the fields of charity is also one of the most notable aspects of the Islamic education. God says: And help one another in goodness and piety, and do not help one another in sin and aggression. This is the Islamic methodology that aims at ...

Teamwork in the fields of charity is also one of t...

Islam has devoted great attention to truthfulness, and urged on taking to it for its being a priority of the noble traits and the good qualities. It is one of the four pillars of the social system. Likewise, it is the title of the nations’ maturity a...

Islam has devoted great attention to truthfulness,...