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Moral Theories
Akhlaq Theories
Islamic Theories
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Moral Theories
Morals
What is moral?
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Moral judgment
Asking yourself:
What is good?
What is right?
What is ought to be done?
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Akhlaq Theories
Akhlaq
The term akhlaq originated from Arabic alakhlak which is compiled from al-khuluq
It concerns with our character, habits and
discretion
Akhlaq encompasses the underlying meaning
of moral and ethics
Emulates good, right and ought behavior with
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Akhlaq
However, a persons akhlaq becomes far
superior when the above behavior is done for
Allahs pleasure alone
Not to get credit
Not to be praised
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Ethics
The study of morality
(HOW the choices are made)
Concerns with our actions and decisions
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Non-Ethical Values
concerned with things that we like or find
personally satisfying and/or important, with no
regard to the moral content.
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Ethics
Ethical behavior
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Attitude
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Philosophy
Religion
The environment
Historical setting
Cultural values
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Subjective
- Different people have
different values
- There is no way to argue or
reason about the evaluative
assumptions that lie behind
different ethical judgments
or choices.
Relative
- Different people make
different judgments
- Judgments made are
wholly relative to the values
that they hold.
Incomparable
- There is no way to compare
the judgments of different
people
- No one's evaluative
judgments are any better
than the evaluative
judgments of anyone else
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Islamic Theories
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Islamic Ethics
Muslims derive their Islamic ethics from Quran
and Hadith
Quran: contains several commands Muhammads
follower must obey
Hadith: presents Muhammad as the exemplary
human Muslims must imitate in all aspects
On the day of judgment, the
honest Muslim merchant will
stand side by side with the
martyrs
- The Prophet Mohammed
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SHAHADAH
(The Creed)
SALAT
(Prayer)
HAJJ
SAWM
(Fasting) (Pilgrimage)
ZAKAT
(Almsgiving)
Shahadah
Salaat
Zakaat
Sawm
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Love of Wealth
Self-Conciet
Backbiting
Breaking
promise
Skepticism
Tattling
Duplicity
False oath
Greed
Stealing
Usurping
Cheating
Embezzlement
Overstatement
Jealousy
Pride
Vanity
Boastfulness
Rashness
Oppression
Maliciousness
REMEDY:
ZAKAAT
REMEDY:
SALAAT
REMEDY:
SAWM
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Ethics in Islam
Islam places the highest emphasis on ethical
values in all aspects of human life.
Islam emphasizes on all aspects of ethics e.g.
ethics in society, ethics in trading, banking, etc.
Moral principles and codes of ethics are
repeatedly stressed throughout the Holy
Quran and Al-Hadith.
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"Invite all to the way of your Lord with wisdom and goodly
advice. And argue with them in a most becoming manner.
Verily your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path
and who receive guidance" (Al Nahl, 16:125).
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Conclusion
Islam places the highest emphasis on ethical
values in all aspects of human life.
Islamic teaching strongly stress the observance
of ethical and moral code in human behavior.
Moral principle and codes of ethics are
repeatedly stressed throughout the Holy
Quran.
The ethical standards published for computing
field also coincide with Islamic ethics.
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Conclusion
You are the best nation that has been raised up for
mankind; You enjoin right conduct, forbid evil and
believe in Allah (Quran, 3:110)
The Prophet Nabi Muhammad s.a.w also says:
I have been sent to perfect noble character.
It is clear that one of the reasons behind the
Prophets Mission was to elevate and perfect the
moral character of the individual and society at
larger.
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Lecture Ends
Class Activity 2 - a
Divide the class into 6 groups
Identify 2 relevant Quranic verses and 2
relevant Hadiths (with tafsir in English) that
emphasize on social, ethical or professional
issues and explain how it can be applied in
our daily lives from the view point of
individual and society.
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Class Activity 2 - b
Divide the class into 6 groups
Identify ethical issues regarding one of the
following context and discuss in the light of
Islamic principles and/or conventional ethics.
Use of time
honesty and integrity
Privacy
Security
Intellectual property right
Computer Crime, privacy, security, intellectual
property right, and etc.
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Group members name
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