Bismilah Al-Rahman Al-
Raheem







Praise be to Allah (swt) and salat wa salam upnon his massenger Muhammed (saaws)
First we want to define the word AL-Akhlaq...





Al-Akhlaq



is the plural Arabic term for Khuluq , akhlaq are the characteristic or attribute of a man, by which he conduct himself with others


Akhlaqare either :Praiseworthy ,such as truthfulness, good insight patience, trust, and humbleness .Reprehensible, such as telling lies, treason, hypocrisy, avarice ....
The moral values and code of behaviour in islam , are firmly established and don't change over time or place, like showing piety towards
one's parents and being noble, generous, truthful,..............all the praised characteristics should be observed all the time..
Also one's intention plays a major role , the precondition for Islamic morals is to have good intentions prior to any actions .It is by one's intentions
that a faithful person gets his or her reward ,or through them that he or she receives due punishment; all one's deeds are either accepted or rejected
according to the nature of one's intentions,following the hadeeth of our prophet Muhamed (asw)...





" The reward of deeds depends upon intention, and every person will receive the reward according to what he intended






It is commonly known that islamic morals spread love and harmony among people in the islamic society......
Morals have ahighly important status in Islam ; Akh-laq or Morals has been mentioned Twice in the QURAN




{THIS IS NO OTHER THAN ACUSTOMARY DEVISE (TRAIT) OF THE ANCIENTS} FROM SURAT AL-SHU'ARA 137





إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا خُلُقُ الْأَوَّلِينَ




and the second time in the Verse{ AND SURLY YOU HAVE SUBLIME MORALS} SURAT AL-QALAM,4





وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ




Since Islamic morals are developed from the essence of one's
(pure) Islamic faith ,ALLAH {swt}has commanded people to perform some acts
of worship to purify and enlighten their hearts ....He commanded us to perform salat five times aday preceded by purification of one's body ,clothes and place of worship. A worshiper should stand pure and clean befor Allah ..{swt} in humple state , asking His Forgivness , His Mercy , suupport and guidance.
This has an undoubted effect upon the heart of a person ,and makes one constantly mindful of Allah ,in all one's actions and words , avoiding any forbidden thing
which might anger Allah {swt}...and Allah says in the Quran


{ salat precludes indecency and wrongdoings }surat Al-Ankabut 45





إِنَّ الصَّلَاةَ تَنْهَى عَنِ الْفَحْشَاء وَالْمُنكَرِ



Allah {swt} Has commanded us to pay ZAKAT on our earnings , it is not a tax ,it is away to purify our earnings , by giving it to the poor, and to express one's
gratitude towards Allah{swt} for his blessing....
Allah says in the Quran in surat Al-Tawba,103


{ Take Zakat from their wealth to purify and cleanse them and pray for them . Your prayer bring relief to them, Allah is All-Forgiving , Most merciful}




خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ صَلاَتَكَ سَكَنٌ لَّهُمْ وَاللّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيم






Allah {swt} Has commanded us to observe Fasting to accustom ourselves with truthfulness , and patience , and self control.

Allah {swt} Has commanded all able persons to perform Hajj - travel to Al- Masjed Al- Haram in Makkah , to perform the pilgrimage , leaving behind their
families wealth, children, just to gather togother in total worship of Allah ,Alone.








IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT ALL THESE TYPES OF WORSHIP, ALLAH ORDERED US TO DO IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE MOST SUBLIME




MORALS


, (AL-AKHLAQ) TO TAKE US TO THE PLEASURE OF ALLAH{SWT} .







Let us ask Allah to give us his Support guid us to the right Path , and may all the peace be upon His prophet ,Muhammed {asw}



Summerized this article from the book( Healing of the Heart)... By: Dr. Muhammed Azahrani