Ethics from an Islamic Perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to show the complexity of the field ofethics and to point to the need for a comprehensive study in the disciplineof Islamic ethics. It makes a preliminary attempt at tackling foundationalissues on the subject, such as the possibility of morality; itsimportance. autonomy, nature, and scope; and the possibility of historicalstudies. It also reviews some contemporary works on Islamicethics, especially the methods they used to study Islamic ethics, in orderto show their points of strength and vulnembility. Finally, it gives abrief account of the contributions of the different Muslim schools ofthought to ethics and recommends cerrain topics for further study.

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