Summary
Ayatollah Djevadi Amoli: Principles of morality in the Qur'an
Whenever I want to write something about morality and ethics, my hand trembles and my heart flutters. Morals should be written by truly moral people with the most beautiful temperament. Knowing also that these lines are actually an introduction to the book of one of the great contemporary teachers of morality, from whom I once learned and sat on my knees in front of him, I find this writing even more difficult. But what to do? As the great poet of beautiful words, Mevlana, said:
If I cannot drink the water of the sea
I will taste as much as I am thirsty.
Morality is the first condition of living a human life. The importance of moral order is also indicated by the fact that the last messenger of God, God's blessing and peace to him and his, marked the "completion of noble morals" as the very goal of his mission. It is especially important to talk about morality and morality in the modern world, in a time when people have become distant from each other and in which man's immorality is one of his great diseases. Many schools of thought and ideology have offered their views on morality and ethics, and have achieved significant success on the theoretical and educational-didactic levels. However, when it comes to the active application and living of moral teachings, weaknesses and stumbles appear. In fact, modern man does not suffer from a lack of moral-ethical theory or the science of morality, but from a lack of its application in life practice. Of course, in order to act in accordance with ethical principles, one must know them and be aware of the origins that call a person to morality. A number of questions arise here: Why is a person raised and decorated with moral qualities? What are the origins and foundations for a moral life? Where is the origin of morality itself? What is the relationship between morality and religion? What is the connection between man's view of the world and morality? What is the happiness, perfection and bliss of man? Is morality absolute or relative? What is the role of man's will and freedom of choice, as well as man's aspirations and motives in morality? Why, truly, does man need morality and where is the source of this need?..
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