Title: | Can a "good Muslim" be a "bad person"? |
Authors: | Parrott, Justin |
Keywords: | Islam, ethics, manners, worship, character |
Issue Date: | 3-Jul-2019 |
Publisher: | Yaqeen Institute of Islamic Research |
Abstract: | This article addresses the misconception that religious worship is separate from moral character, or that someone can be a “good Muslim” but a “bad person.” Faith in Islam, as described in the Qur’an and Sunnah, consists of not only a theological creed but also a set of character dispositions. The five pillars of Islam, which are the religion’s core rituals of worship, all contain moral dimensions that inform both a believer’s relationship to their Creator and to other created beings. It is a categorical error, then, to claim someone can simultaneously be a “good Muslim” and a “bad person” because a good Muslim believer is, by definition, a good person. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/60016 |
Appears in Collections: | Justin Parrott's Collection |
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