This document discusses the importance of keeping promises in Islam. It begins by explaining how promises are essential for human societies and relationships to function. Breaking promises undermines trust and causes conflict. The document then cites several Quranic verses and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad emphasizing the importance of fulfilling all promises and covenants. It notes how keeping promises is a sign of faith. The document concludes by discussing how parents should set a good example for children by always keeping their promises to teach them the importance of truthfulness.

1. ASSIGNMENT
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
NAZEER HUSSAN UNIVERSITY
STUDENT NAME ANAS MIRZA
EMAIL ANAS.MIRZA_BSTECH@NHU.EDU.PK
CONTACT NO +92 3327971745
SUBJECT PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
FACULTY BS TECH MECHANICAL
2ND
SEMESTER

2. CONTENT
Ethics Important
Ethics examples
Islamic Values
Justice
Keeping promise

3. Introduction:
Ethics is the branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending
concepts of right and wrong conduct. •The term ethics derives from the ancient Greek word
'ethos’ which means custom or habit. •In practice, ethics seeks to resolve questions of human
morality, by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice
and crime
Why do we need Ethics?
Ethics guides us like a map
•Most moral issues get us pretty worked up because these are such emotional issues we often
let our hearts do the arguing while our brains just go with the flow. But there's another way
of tackling these issues, and that's where philosophers can come in - they offer us ethical
rules and principles that enable us to take a cooler view of moral problems.
Ethics is about feeling for others
• At the heart of ethics is a concern about something or someone other than us and our own
desires and self-interest. • Ethics is concerned with other people's interests, with the interests
of society. • So when a person 'thinks ethically' they are giving at least some thought to
something beyond them self.
Ethical values creates integrity
• High sense of ethics and values makes a man trustworthy and representable. • If a
professional individual follows every legal and moral code, abides by the rules and
regulations of the company and tries to create the maximum profit for the client and for the
company then the said individual catalysis the increment of integrity of the company as well
as himself/herself.
Advantages of Ethical Behavior in the workplace
• Builds Customer Loyalty
• Retains Good Employees
• Creates a Positive Work Environment
• Gets easier to Avoid Legal Problems
• Makes profit in the Long run

5. ISLAMIC VALUES:
Islam provides clear guidance to its followers on how people should conduct
themselves in their daily lives. A Muslim is advised in the Quran to use the best of
manners when interacting with others. The root of the word Islam is “peace,” and
Muslims are to be peaceful in word and deed, treat people with kindness and mercy, and
be tolerant and fair. Hypocrisy is considered to be one of the greatest of sins. Muslims
embrace diversity and strive to “walk upon the earth in humility” (Quran 25:63). BACK
INTEGRITY:
And do not follow (blindly) any information of which you have no (direct)
knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception, you must verify it for
yourself. (In the Court of your Lord,) you will be held accountable for your hearing, sight,
and the faculty of reasoning."[17:36] BACK.
RESPECT:
“And whosoever obeys God and His Messenger, fears God, and keeps his duty (to
Him), such are the successful ones.” (Quran 24:52) “O you who believe! Avoid much
suspicion, indeed some suspicions are sins. And spy not, neither backbite one another.
Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate
backbiting). And fear God. Verily, God is the One Who accepts repentance, Most
Merciful.” (Quran 49:12) BACK
EXCELLENCE:
Ihsan (or Ehsan or Ahsan or is an Arabic term meaning "perfection" or
"excellence." In Islam, Ihsan is the Muslim responsibility to obtain perfection, or
excellence in worship, such that Muslims try to worship God (Arabic Allah) as if they see
Him, and although they cannot see Him, they undoubtedly believe he is constantly
watching over them. BACK
PERSEVERANCE:
{These Servants of the Merciful will be rewarded with a high position in Heaven
as a result of their perseverance. They will be greeted therein with the glad tidings of
eternal life free of enmity, discontent} (Al-Furqan, 25:75) {Train yourself to persevere
with the company of those who live in sincere servitude to their Lord throughout the
day…} (Al-Kahf, 18:28) BACK

6. COMPASSION:
"And we desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the
land, and to make them the leaders, and to make them the inheritors." (28:5)• "(Zakat)
charity is only to be given to the poor and the needy and those employed to administer it,
and those whose hearts are made to incline, and (to free) the captives, and those in debt,
and in the way of God and for the wayfarer - an ordinance from God. And God is all
Knowing, Wise." BACK •

7. In the Islamic worldview, justice denotes placing things in their rightful place. It also means
giving others equal treatment. In Islam, justice is also a moral virtue and an attribute of
human personality, as it is in the Western tradition. Justice is close to equality in the sense
that it creates a state of equilibrium in the distribution of rights and duties, but they are not
identical. Sometimes, justice is achieved through inequality, like in unequal distribution of
wealth. The Prophet of Islam declared:
“There are seven categories of people whom God will shelter under His shade on the Day
when there will be no shade except His. (One is) the just leader.”(Saheeh Muslim)
God spoke to His Messenger in this manner:
“O MY slaves, I have forbidden injustice for myself and forbade it also for you. So avoid
being unjust to one another.” (Saheeh Muslim)
Thus, justice represents moral rectitude and fairness, since it means things should be where
they belong.
The importance of justice
The Qur’an considers justice to be a supreme virtue. It is a basic objective of Islam to the
degree that it stands next in order of priority to belief in God’s exclusive right to worship
(Taw heed) and the truth of Muhammad’s prophethood. God declares in the Quran:
“God commands justice and fair dealing...” (Qur’an 16:90)
And in another passage:
“O you, who believe, are upright for God, and (be) bearers of witness with justice!” (Qur’an
5:8)
Therefore, one may conclude that justice is an obligation of Islam and injustice is forbidden.
The centrality of justice to the Qur’an value system is displayed by the following verse:
“We sent Our Messengers with clear signs and sent down with them the Book and the
Measure in order to establish justice among the people…” (Qur’an 57:25)
The phrase ‘Our Messengers’ shows that justice has been the goal of all revelation and
scriptures sent to humanity. The verse also shows that justice must be measured and
implemented by the standards and guidelines set by revelation. Islam’s approach to justice is
comprehensive and all-embracing. Any path that leads to justice is deemed to be in harmony
with Islamic Law. God has demanded justice and, although He has not prescribed a specific
route, has provided general guidelines, on how to achieve it. He has neither prescribed a
fixed means by which it can be obtained, nor has He declared invalid any particular means or
methods that can lead to justice. Therefore, all means, procedures, and methods that
facilitate, refine, and advance the cause of justice, and do not violate the Islamic Law are
valid.

8. Equality in justice
The Qur’an standards of justice transcend considerations of race, religion, color, and creed,
as Muslims are commanded to be just to their friends and foes alike, and to be just at all
levels, as the Qur’an puts it:
“O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even if it be against
yourselves, your parents, and your relatives, or whether it is against the rich or the poor...”
(Qur’an 4:135)
According to another Quranic passage:
“Let not the hatred of a people swerve you away from justice. Be just, for this is closest to
righteousness…” (Quran 5:8)
With regards to relations with non-Muslims, the Qur’an further states:
“God does not forbid you from doing good and being just to those who have neither fought
you over your faith nor evicted you from your homes...” (Qur’an 60:8)
The scholars of the Qur’an have concluded that these rulings apply to all nations, followers
of all faiths, as a matter of fact to all humanity. In the view of the Qur’an, justice is an
obligation.

9. The human society cannot function without the institution of promises and assurances of their
fulfillment. People make agreements and covenants with one another that go to make families and
clans. There will be agreements between cities that meld them together.
People give great importance to these covenants because they are the basis of their collective
lives. Keeping promises is an important aspect of human life and every person considers it very
bad to do anything in infringement of a promise. Every person who enters into a covenant with
another expects that the terms of the contract will be adhered to implicitly.
Whichever groups abide by the terms of their covenant will be termed as well organized units. The
reason for their wellbeing is that they will have trust on one another without any reason for conflict.
The lives of their people will be successful and contented. To the contrary the people of an area
that doesn’t abide by its covenants with others will suffer from a feeling of uncertainty and unrest.
They will be victims of perpetual conflict.
Every individual or society who respect the agreements made with others will have the respect
and confidence of others. Those who break their covenants will be abhorred and looked down
upon by the others. Islam is a religion of nature that lays great stress on fulfillment of promises.
Allah says in the Holy Qur’an:
“…. and fulfill (every) engagement, for (every) engagement will be enquired into (on the Day
of Reckoning).” (Qur’an, 17:34)
At another place in the Qur’an it is said:
“Those who faithfully observe their trusts and their covenants” (Qur’an, 23:8)
The Prophet of Islam said:
“The person who has no covenant has no faith"1
“Whoever has faith in Allah and the Day of Reckoning should fulfill his promises."2
‘Ali has said to Malik al Ashtar:
“Breaking promises makes others unhappy as also Allah will be unhappy."3
“Where you cannot keep your promise, don’t make one. Where you cannot discharge a guarantee,
don’t give one."4
To perpetuate the habit of keeping promises and abiding by covenants in the society, it is
imperative to train the people from their very childhood to be true to their word. This training starts
with the childhood in the environment of the family. The child emulates the actions and words of
the parents. The parents can set an example for the children.
By nature, the child expects that promises will be kept. When the parents fulfill their small
promises the child gets trained in this important aspect of life. But if they take their small promises
lightly and neglect them, the child takes the negative example and develops the habit of breaking
his word. They start believing that promises are made to be broken.

10. If the parents make false promises to momentarily calm the child, they are inadvertently training
the child to make false promises Can such children grow into respectable individuals? To quieting
the child the mother promises to buy him sweets, ice cream, toys etc. Sometimes she makes
these promises to make him take the bitter medicine or to get him vaccinated.
She frightens him by saying that if he did a certain thing; she would send him to the police, report
him to his Dad or deny him new dress for the festival. If you consider the lives of the people
around you, or your own life, there will be innumerable instances of such false promises and
threats made to the innocent children. Do the parents ever imagine what impact they are making
on the impressionable minds of the children? This injustice is perpetrated on the innocent children
quite innocuously!
The ignorant parents don’t know that they are sinning by making false promises and also they are
training the child to follow in their footsteps.
This is the reason Islam requires the parents to keep the promises that they make with their
children. The Prophet of Islam has said:
“Love the children. Treat them with kindness and if you make a promise to them, fulfill it without
fail. The children think that you are the provider of sustenance for them."5
‘Ali, The Commander of the Faithful, says:
"Whenever you make a promise to the children, definitely keep it."6