Ethical values of islam

1. ETHICAL VALUES
AND
ISLAMIC SOCIETY

2. ISLAMIC SOCIETY
 Islamic Society as an organized
interdependent community the system of
which follows the Quran and Sunnah and of
which its members distinguishably and
fashionably share common aims and
interests.
 Islamic society is definitely different from
other societies for it is mainly built on faith. It
forms the essential ethical code of conducts
for its followers and all human beings at
large. It is based on divine commands and
guidelines and prescribes fundamental
moral/ethical principle for the whole of human
life and human activity.

3. The Five philosophic foundations
of the Islamic Society as follows:
 (a) tawhid: God's Unity and Sovereignty
 (b) rububiyah: Divine arrangements for
nourishing and directing things towards
their perfection
 (c) khilafat: man's role as God's
vicegerent on the earth
 (d) tazkiyah: purification plus growth
 (e) accountability: man's belief in
accountability on the Day of Judgment
and its implications for his life in this life
this world and in the hereafter.

4.  The above mentioned philosophic
foundations of an Islamic Society,
which illustrate major characteristics of
such a society greatly influence the
behavior of its members. The
economic agent in an Islamic Society
believe that his life is purposive as in
the following ayat:
"I have only created Jinns and Men, that they may
serve Me. No sustenance do I require of them, nor
do I require that they should feed Me.“

5. Tazkiyah had the connotation of
three implications:
 (a) A human being has to earn his living
in a halal way and spend it in the same
way too.
 (b) Halal rizq demands not only the use
of halal means of income but also hard
work as it leads to higher productivity
which further leads to prosperity to the
individual and economic growth to the
society at large.
 (c) The purpose of all economic
decisions undertaken by anyone is to
make the decisions in such a way so as

6. Having looked at the nature, characteristics, and necessity for
the establishment of an Islam, it now remains an issue to look at
the features that make an Islamic Society whole and distinct. For
one thing, these features help implement an Islamic Society
wholly to achieve its results, and on the other, show values that
indicates purposive other than neutrality.
 Truthfulness
 Justice
 Sincerity
 Brotherhood

7. Truthfulness
 Truth is greatly advocated by Islam.
Muslims are commanded to be
straightforward and truthful in their
dealings and utterances. Islam, which
is taken to mean truth in the Quran, 33
verse 70, strongly condemns
falsehood and deceit in any form.
Even in business, cheating, speaking
lies, swearing too much and false
advertising holds no room

8. Justice
 (b) Justice
 Justice is undoubtedly a prerequisite of business
and trade as it encompasses the entire gamut of
human life. This demands that everyone should
be treated as he deserves without any undue
pressure or discrimination. It includes fair
treatment, equality and a sense of proportion and
balance. It is required in pricing, product quality,
employee treatment, environmental pollution and
social impact of business decisions.
Allah Ta'ala says:
 "And He (Allah) has set up the balance (of
justice), in order that you may not transgress
(due) balances. So establish weight with justice
and fall not short in the balance."

9. Sincerity
 Islam attaches great importance to the
sincerity of intentions and actions in
every walk of life. The Prophet (p.b.u.h.)
said:
 "The acts depend on intentions. A man
will get whatever he had intended for."
 Sincerity and devotion is required so as
to perform duties to perfection as such
brings about more efficiency as well as
high rate of productivity. As it would be
expected, sincerity discourages all forms
of manipulation and exploitation of man
by man.

10. Brotherhood
 Islam declares that all human beings
are brothers to each other. The
superiority of an individual, group or
society cannot be judged as based on
race, color, tribe, caste and language.
All people are entitled to an ethically
right behavior irrespective of
distinctions of creed, race or
territory[9]. None is superior to the
other except on the basis of piety.