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Islam and morality
Islam emphasizes all the aspects of good manners such as honesty, telling the truth, charity, cooperation, and modesty. These manners make the difference between a clean life and a marred one. These manners make our life worthy of being lived. Let us imagine how our life would be in the absence of good manners. Let us imagine what would happen if all acts become dishonest and all sentences convey lies. In this case, our life would become unbearable.
Paradise for the virtuous
Islam emphasizes all good manners in the Holy Quran and the saying of Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” and reinforces this emphasis by promising the doer of good deeds of paradise in the other life and prosperity and psychological security in this life.
I will mention here some examples of Islamic teachings that are related to good behavior
Moderation
Allah orders the Muslim to be moderate in spending: not to be a spendthrift nor to be a miser.
Contentment
Islam emphasizes contentment, i.e. being satisfied with what you have. Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” said “the real richness is the richness of the soul”. This concept of contentment is very important as a factor in the psychological health of the human being. Without some kind of contentment, our life will be a torture. If one is always dissatisfied, one will never feel happy. Each of us needs some kind of contentment in order to feel satisfied and happy. Therefore, Islam calms the individuals here, because man does have desires. But at the same time, man needs to control these desires so as to be the master of his desires, not to be the slave of them.
Without contentment, some kind of contentment, man will destroy himself. If you are always not content with your power, if you are always not content with your wealth, if you are always not content with your knowledge, if you are always not content with your job, you will never taste self-satisfaction or happiness. That is why Islam urges the believer to be content with what he has got.
Forgiveness
Islam urges the Muslim to forgive others, to control himself, and to avoid anger.
Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” said “the strong man is not the one who wins over another, but he who controls himself when angry”
To be continued
Islam emphasizes all the aspects of good manners such as honesty, telling the truth, charity, cooperation, and modesty. These manners make the difference between a clean life and a marred one. These manners make our life worthy of being lived. Let us imagine how our life would be in the absence of good manners. Let us imagine what would happen if all acts become dishonest and all sentences convey lies. In this case, our life would become unbearable.
Paradise for the virtuous
Islam emphasizes all good manners in the Holy Quran and the saying of Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” and reinforces this emphasis by promising the doer of good deeds of paradise in the other life and prosperity and psychological security in this life.
I will mention here some examples of Islamic teachings that are related to good behavior
Moderation
Allah orders the Muslim to be moderate in spending: not to be a spendthrift nor to be a miser.
Contentment
Islam emphasizes contentment, i.e. being satisfied with what you have. Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” said “the real richness is the richness of the soul”. This concept of contentment is very important as a factor in the psychological health of the human being. Without some kind of contentment, our life will be a torture. If one is always dissatisfied, one will never feel happy. Each of us needs some kind of contentment in order to feel satisfied and happy. Therefore, Islam calms the individuals here, because man does have desires. But at the same time, man needs to control these desires so as to be the master of his desires, not to be the slave of them.
Without contentment, some kind of contentment, man will destroy himself. If you are always not content with your power, if you are always not content with your wealth, if you are always not content with your knowledge, if you are always not content with your job, you will never taste self-satisfaction or happiness. That is why Islam urges the believer to be content with what he has got.
Forgiveness
Islam urges the Muslim to forgive others, to control himself, and to avoid anger.
Prophet Muhammad “peace and blessing be upon him” said “the strong man is not the one who wins over another, but he who controls himself when angry”
To be continued
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