Dos and Don'ts of Personal Ethics from the Perspective of Imam Ali

Ethics (morality) is concerned with an internal sense in humans to recognize right from wrong. Education is associated with ethics, which demonstrates people's good and bad behaviors and actions in their daily lives. It should be noted that the term ‘ethics’ has two meanings. It can refer to “mood,” “habitual conduct,” or “temperament,” and it can also refer to “habit.” Also, another meaning of this word is “knowledge,” which discusses good and bad behaviors. Ethics and Morality are highly valued in Islam, and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stated that his emissary's duty was to unite all moral and ethical attributes.Furthermore, Shahid Motahari emphasized the importance of morality and ethics, stating that Islamic scholars investigate the collection of Islamic teachings in three parts: beliefs, rulings, and ethics. Personal and societal ethics differ as the former concentrates on the world after death while the latter focuses on the present. The Nahj al-Balagha section on personal ethics aims to provide the most significant aspects of personal ethics in Imam Ali's blessed language and to scientifically evaluate these aspects from multiple angles utilizing verses from the Holy Quran and hadiths of infallible Imams. The following are some of the subjects covered in this article from Imam Ali's perspective as examples of personal ethical qualities: ۱) The necessity of controlling the language, ۲) Avoiding suspicion and skepticism, ۳) Condemning jealousy, ۴) The necessity of self-restraint in anger condition, ۵) Importance and value of sincerity, ۶) Bonds of relationship, ۷) Reliance and trust in God

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Ethics , morality , human , Islam , Holy Quran , Imam Ali (AS)