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In Islam, morality in the sense of "non practical guidelines"[1] or "specific norms or codes of behavior" for good doing (as opposed to ethical theory),[2][3] are primarily based on the Quran and the Hadith – the central religious texts of Islam[4] – and also mostly "commonly known moral virtues"[5] whose major points "most religions largely agree on".[1]
They include kindness (to people and animals), charity,[6] forgiveness, honesty, patience, justice, respecting parents and elders, keeping promises, and controlling one's anger,[7] love of God and those God loves, love of his messenger (Muhammad) and of believers.[8]
The "basic aim" of Islamic morality and ethics is "to achieve" Raza-e Ilahi (the Pleasure of God)"[9] or to make God's pleasure "the objective of man’s life";[5] and the importance of moral behavior in this is reflected in the five Quranic verses calling on Muslims to enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and hadith that quote Muhammad as saying 'I was sent to perfect the ethical conduct'.[10][11]
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^Campo, Encyclopedia of Islam, "Ethics and morality" 2009: p.214
^Campo, Juan E. (2009). "Ethics and morality". Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase. p. 214. ISBN 9781438126968. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^Clark (2011), p. 283
^ abMoral System of Islam: The Standard of Morality. (2006). IslamReligion.com Retrieved 19 Aug 2016.
^Leaman, The Qur'an, "Morality", (2006), p. 415
^"Sahih al-Bukhari » Wills and Testaments (Wasaayaa) - كتاب الوصايا". Sunnah.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^Muslim. "Sahih Muslim » The Book of the Merits of the Companions - كتاب فضائل الصحابة رضى الله تعالى عنهم. Reference: Sahih Muslim 2421a In-book reference: Book 44, Hadith 86 USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 31, Hadith 5951". Sunnah.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^Syed Shahid Ali (2015). "The Quranic Morality: An Introduction to the Moral-System of Quran" (PDF). Islam and Muslim Societies: A Social Science Journal. 8 (1): 98. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
^Syed, Jawad; Metcalfe, Beverly Dawn (2015). "In Pursuit of Islamic akhlaq of Business and Development". Journal of Business Ethics. 129: 763–767. doi:10.1007/s10551-014-2130-y. hdl:10.1007/s10551-014-2130-y. S2CID 144607131.
^Muwatta Malik. "Muwatta Malik » 47. Good Character USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 47, Hadith 8 Arabic reference: Book 47, Hadith 1643". Sunnah.com. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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