Faith linked to the creation

Faith linked to the creation

The path to happiness is certainly one on which good morals flourish. The person walking on this path must find love, tolerance, generosity, forgiveness, modesty, peace, humility and selflessness. They must also find justice, honesty, charity and mutual advice and consultation, as well as other morals. It is also a path that makes the person overcome the self and its desire so as to obtain high morals and an abundance of good manners. Morality is not a luxury that can be dispensed with; rather, its status comes at the forefront of the fundamentals on which the direction of life depends. If individuals’ morals are good, then this will be reflected positively in the contentment of their lives and those of their communities. If, however, these morals are bad, then they will all be wretched and live miserably.

Therefore, Islam is keen to instill virtues in the hearts of its followers and to urge them to adhere to these virtues. The Prophet (pbuh) has defined the first target of his mission, saying: “I was but sent to perfect good morals.”[ Al-Bayhaqi] This hadith indicates that the message of Islam, which stretched across time and space to build the largest civilization known to mankind, and whose prophet exerted great effort in communicating its guidance and gathering people around it, does not seek more than to better the morals of humans and purify their virtues, as well as illuminate everything perfect in front of their eyes.

Thus, his mission entailed the teaching of morals and also their development, purifying souls and refining them. People deviated from many of these morals, not knowing nor caring about them. Allah says: {He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a Messenger (Muhammad [sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam]) from among themselves, reciting to them His Verses, purifying them (from the filth of disbelief and polytheism), and teaching them the Book (this Qur’ân, Islâmic laws and Islâmic jurisprudence) and Al-Hikmah (As-Sunnah: legal ways, orders, acts of worship, etc. of Prophet Muhammad [sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam]). And verily, they had been before in mainfest error;}(Al-Jumu’ah:2)

The Almighty also says: {Similarly (to complete My Blessings on you) We have sent among you a Messenger (Muhammad [sal-Allâhu ‘alayhi wa sallam]) of your own, reciting to you Our Verses (the Qur’ân) and sanctifying you, and teaching you the Book (the Qur’ân) and the Hikmah (i.e. Sunnah, Islâmic laws and Fiqh - jurisprudence), and teaching you that which you used not to know.}(Al-Baqarah:151)

Faith is a force that urges the believer to have noble and good manners. It also safeguards him from vices and errors. Weakness of morals is a sign of weakness of belief, just as good manners are proof of strong belief. The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) explained that strong belief inevitably generates strong morals, and that the corruption of morality is due to weakness or lack of belief. An unbeliever commits vices indifferently and does not fear blame nor does he expect to be held accountable for his crimes.
The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Modesty and belief are interrelated. Should one of them vanish, the other will (definitely) perish.”[ Al-Bayhaqi] Indeed, he (pbuh) stressed that being ill-mannered to one’s neighbor indicates the absence of belief. The Prophet (pbuh) said: “By Allah, he is not a believer. By Allah, he is not a believer. By Allah, he is not a believer.” They asked, “Who is that person, O Messenger of Allah?” He said, “The one whose neighbor is not safe from Bawa’iqah.” They asked: “O Prophet of Allah, what are Bawa’iqah?” He replied: “His evils.” [Bukhari]


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