Al-Daghistani, R. (2018). "Ethics in Islam: An Overview of Theological, Philosophical and Mystical Approaches".pdf (original) (raw)

The paper aims at outlining some of the most important ethical concepts in the Islamic tradition, particularly in rational theology (kalām), classical philosophy (falsafa), and Sufi mysticism (taṣawwuf). It attempts thereby to highlight their theoretical and methodological differences as well as their common characteristics in dealing with fundamental ethical questions. For this purpose the article begins with the explanation of a number of basic terms, and continues with a brief account on some important ethical aspects of the primary scriptural sources, the Quran and the Sunna, which serve as a foundation for ethical theories in all three mentioned currants of Islam. Keywords: Islamic ethos, moral, ethics, dialectical theology, classical Islamic philosophy, Sufi sm