Contemporary Islamic Studies - Volume 2011, Issue 1

Abstract That ethics is a derivative of Divine Being itself, there is no doubt among Jews, Christians, or Muslims. But in Islam, morality is the right thing to do because it exists in the nature of God Himself! In the following brief essay, we will examine the origins and perimeters of Islamic ethics as explicated in the thought of Jamal Badawi and Majid Fakery. Though Badawi does not bother to make the distinction between “ethics” and “morals” whic Read More

Abstract Popular treatment of ailments and illnesses based on the Qur’ān and the Sunna of the Prophet Muḥammad continue to be practised in the Muslim world owing to their religious inspiration. It is not uncommon to find shops dedicated to selling different types of honey because the Qur’ān specifies that “in it is healing for mankind” [1], or for customers to purchase black seed oil on the basis of the ḥadīth that “it is a cure for ever Read More