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Professional Ethics and Morality: continuous

learning and professional development.

1. Ethics in the Islamic Context

Ethics, in the Islamic context, means principled human action,
motivated and guided by the divine guidance (hidayah, wahi)
and the model behavior of the Final Prophet (pbuh).
Human actions are not supposed to be meaningless (abath),
just for fun, but based on good (maruf), virtue (birr), ethically
permissible (halal) and right (haqq) therefore legitimate.
If otherwise, such actions will fall in the category of
denounced and bad (munkar), sinful (saiyah), undesirable
(makruh) and prohibited (haram).

2. Guide lines for continuous

of Teachers and Students

learning

Knowledge-based behavior: professional development

through continuous learning .

and pray: my Rabb, increase me in knowledge

(Taha, 20:114)

3. Research and investigation

And the believers should not all go out to fight, so a part

of each section (of the people) should go (to fight) in
order that others may acquire deep understanding of din,
and warn their companions on return so that they may
take heed for themselves.
(al-Tawbah, 9:122)

4. Peaceful and humble behavior

And the servants of (Allah) Most Gracious are those

who walk on the earth in humility, and when the
ignorant address them, they say, "Peace!
(al-Furqan, 25:63)

5. Restraining anger

Those who spend (freely), whether in prosperity, or in adversity;

who restrain anger, and pardon (all) men; for Allah loves those
who do good;
(al-i-Imran, 3:134)

6. Inculcation of Truthfulness

O you who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) speak the

truth.
(al-Ahzab, 33:70)

7. Appropriate Communication

Invite (all) to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and

beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that
are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knows best,
who have strayed from His Path, and who receive
guidance.
(al-Nahl 16:125)

8. Brotherly attitude

The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make

peace and reconciliation between your two (contending)
brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.
(al-Hujurat 49:10)

9. Kind and loving response

Nor can goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (Evil) with

what is better: Then will he between whom and you was
hatred become as it were their friend and intimate!
(Hamim-al- Sajdah 41:34)

12. Mentoring and advisement

O my son! establish regular prayer, enjoin what is just,

and forbid what is wrong: and bear with patient
constancy whatever betide you; for this is firmness (of
purpose) in (the conduct of) affairs.
(Luqman 31:17)

13. Inculcation of quality of

perseverance and constancy

Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and

hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of your
toil), but give glad tidings to those who patiently
persevere,
(al-Baqarah 2:155)

14. Creation of trust in Allah

But on Allah put your trust if you have faith.

(al-Maidah 5:23)

15. Sacrifice for others

They love those who have migrated to them and do not

covet what has been given them; they even prefer the
above themselves though poverty be their own lot.
(al-Hashr 59:9)

16. Real Brotherhood

None of you will have faith till he wishes for his

brother what he likes for himself.
(Sahih al-Bukhari: Hadith No. 13, Published by Markazi Jamiat
Ahle Hadees Hind, 2004)

17. Fair and just conduct.

Allah commands justice, the doing of good, and liberality

to kith and kin, and He forbids all shameful deeds, and
injustice and rebellion: He instructs you, that ye may
receive admonition.
(al-Nahl 16:90)

18. Conflict resolution

If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel,

make you peace between them: but if one of them
transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight
you (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies
with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make
peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah
loves those who are fair (and just).
(al-Hujurat 49:9)

19. Patience and perseverance

Then will he be of those who believe, and enjoin

patience, (constancy, and self-restraint), and enjoin deeds
of kindness and compassion.
Such are the Companions of the Right Hand.
(al-Balad 90:17-18)

20. Inculcation of value of Haya

Haya is a part of faith.

(Sahih Muslim, Hadith No 153, Kitab al-iman,
bab al-haya' shu'bah min al-iman, Published
by Khalid Ehsan Publisher Lahore, August 2004)

21. Fulfillment of contracts

and convents

And keep the covenant. Surely of the

covenant it will be asked.
(Bani Israil, 17:34)

22. Conformity in speech and actions

O you who believe why say you that which you do

not. It is most hateful in the sight of Allah that you
say that which you do not.
(al-Saff, 61:2-3)

23. Meritocracy

Allah does command you to render back your trusts

(amanat) to those whom they are due (ahliha) and
when you judge between them that you judge with
justice.
(an-Nisa, 4:58)

24. Ethics in Communication

To speak a kind word and forgive peoples faults is

better than charity followed by hurt. Allah is AllSufficient, All-Forbearing.
(al-Baqarah, 2:263)

25. Critical thinking

tafakkur, taaqqul, tadabbur, tafaqquh,

tadhkir, tafhim, talim, tabir

26. Learning through raising of questions

Ask the knowledgeable people if you do not

know!
(al-Nahl, 16:43)

27. Knowledge leading to wisdom (hikmah)

He grants wisdom to whom He pleases; and he to whom

wisdom is granted receives indeed a benefit overflowing;
but none will grasp the Message but men of
understanding.
(al-Baqarah 2:269)

Wama tawfiqi illa bi Allah wa

shukran
&
Thank You