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definition moral, ethics and akhlaq and comparison between the three.
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Intro. to Moral Philosophy from Islamic Perspective
Presenter:Nurnasihah Azizan
1111350Nor Aishah Yacob
1115502
INTRODUCTION• He (pbuh) said: “The best of you are those
who have the most excellent morals.”• The moral values of Islam are instrumental
towards creating a healthy and a sustainable society.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES• To guide action and to solve contemporary
moral problem• To develop an ethical system which is relevant
to our contemporary situation• To construct a system of morality that is
directly deduced from al-Quran• to systematize the teaching of the Quran and
morality
IMPORTANCE
• To be the main objective of Islam- the Quran said: we sent you not but as a mercy for all creatures (21:107)
• Since the beginning of Islam, Prophet Muhammad was mainly concerned with teaching and disciplining Muslims to have the best manners and personal characteristics.
• Holy Prohet (pbuh): “The thing which will make the majority of the people enter Paradise is fear of Allah and good manners.”
DEFINITIONS Moral, ethics and
akhlaq
MORALFrom the Latin “moras”, the plural of the word
“mos” which means custom Moral meaning the teaching of good and evil
generally accepted regarding actions, attitudes, obligations, manners, morals -KBBI 2008
Morale is a term used to define the boundaries of a trait, temperament, will, opinions or actions, which are worth saying right, wrong, good or bad
Good and bad teachings on morality rooted in customs of social unity or environment
It concerned with the principles of:• Right and wrong behavior, • Able to understand the differences between right and wrong,• Teaching or illustrating right behavior, • Practical lesson that a story, an event or an experience teaches.
ETHICSThe word ethics comes from the Greek
“ethos”, which mean custom; morals, character; feelings, attitudes, ways of thinking
Can also be defined as a philosophical study of morals i.e. good behavior, moral obligation, moral attitude ,moral responsibility, social justice and good living qualities (V. Grassian, 1981)
According to William Lillie, (1957: 1-2) ethics is a science of the conduct of human beings living in societies which, also judge this conduct to be right or wrong.
Ahmad Amin ,Ilmu Akhlak (Prof. KH. Farid Ma’ruf)(1975,pg5) defines ethics as the science that explains the meaning of good and bad to explain what should be done by some other human, stating goals that must be addressed by humans in their actions and point the way to do what must be done
AKHLAQ Akhlaq is the plural of the word khuluq, mean
behavior, temperament, tabi’at (Louis Ma’ruf, Al-Munjid, (Beirut: Daar al-Masyriq, 1975), page. 194
Akhlaq is the power of the soul that drives action easily and spontaneously without thought.
Thus, akhlaq is basically the attitude inherent in a person spontaneously manifested in behavior or actions
Good and bad morals based on the source of value, namely the Qur’an and Sunnah.
According to Imam Ghazali, noble character has four cases are discreet, keeping away from bad behavior, courage (vanquish lust) and fair.
“Surely I was sent to perfect good character pious”. (HR: Bukhari)
Differences between Moral, Ethics &
AkhlaqSource Content Character
Moral Culture & tradition
Learned sayings good & evil
Relative-practice
Ethics Reason Science of good & evil
Relative-theory
Akhlaq AL-Quran & As-Sunnah
all of good and evil that appreciable with moral value & religion in the society
Absolute (mutlak)
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