Ethics and moral conduct
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Name the four sources of Islamic ethical authority, in order.
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Name the four sources of Islamic ethical authority, in order.
The Qur'an, the Hadith, the Sunnah, and the interpretation of the ulema.
What does akhlaq mean?
Ethics — the guide's Theme 5 entry calls it moral conduct and moral principles.
Which moral principles does the guide name?
Love for human beings, protection of the weak, and respect for elders.
Distinguish sharia from qanun.
Sharia is divine law; qanun is secular law. The guide's qanun examples are votes for women, education and commercial law; family law is its sharia example.
What does Islamic family law cover?
Marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance — the guide's own list.
Why does "Islamic law says" need a qualifier?
Because five schools of law interpret the sources differently and each Muslim-majority state arranges sharia and qanun for itself. Name a school or a country, or describe the range.
What role does the Sunna play in Islamic ethics?
It supplies worked examples: the practice of the Prophet Muhammad, transmitted through the Hadith, showing how the revelation was applied by the one who received it.
How does Islamic ethical authority compare with Sikh?
Islam has ulema, qadis, muftis and five schools of law. The guide says Sikhism has no priesthood and no jurists, and that ethics are discerned by meditating on the Guru Granth Sahib.
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What does jihad mean, and where does the guide list it?
The key-concept gloss is struggle. The guide lists jihad as moral struggle under ethical practice, and jihad of the sword separately under transgression.
How should an answer handle jihad?
Start from the gloss, give both of the guide's entries with their placements, note that Muslim jurists developed conditions on the use of force, and say that the word's public use is disputed among Muslims.
Compare the five traditions on the use of force.
Christianity has pacifism and just war; Judaism regards war as legitimate because the commandment forbids murder; Sikhism has dharam yudh, developed to limit war; Islam has jihad as moral struggle and jihad of the sword; Buddhism has no equivalent.
What ethical themes does the guide list for Islam?
Love for human beings, protection of the weak, respect for elders; killing, suicide, marriage, polygamy, divorce, abortion, sexual conduct, dress, and jihad as moral struggle.
How does the guide frame dress?
As modesty — the principle — and the issue of different types of veiling, such as the hijab, as the practices that express it.
What does Islamic family law cover, and who governs it?
Marriage, divorce, custody and inheritance. It is governed by sharia in many Muslim-majority states, while qanun covers commerce, education and public life.
Why is Islamic banking a good Theme 5 case study?
Because a prohibition formulated centuries ago met a modern financial system, and jurists and bankers built instruments designed to satisfy it — religious law generating a new institution.
Which two traditions in this course list blasphemy?
Christianity, which lists blasphemy laws under its Theme 5, and Islam, which lists blasphemy under its own — so a comparative answer is possible.
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