Module 12:
Islamic Ethics

Module 12 explains Islamic ethics as a system that connects inner faith, outward behavior, and social responsibility. It presents Islamic ethics as more than a list of rules, emphasizing that actions are shaped by intention, behavior, and excellence and are organized within categories such as obligatory, recommended, permissible, discouraged, and forbidden. The module also shows that Islamic ethics includes the inner life, especially sincerity, repentance, self-control, and the struggle against spiritual diseases such as arrogance, envy, hypocrisy, and uncontrolled anger.

The module also explores interpersonal ethics under Sharia, including honesty, trustworthiness, contracts, family responsibilities, charity, justice, and limits on harm. It then explains how Sharia addresses wrongdoing through a range of responses, from personal accountability before God to civil compensation and legal punishment, including major prescribed punishments in certain classical cases. Overall, the module presents Islamic ethics as a broad moral and legal framework that aims to shape both the heart and conduct of the individual as well as justice and order in society.