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virtue. Ayatollah Mesbah The intention and action are
Yazdi concluded that “the two central terms in the
importance of the role of faith science of the Islamic ethical
in man’s perfection and thoughts. The relationship
prosperity is because of his between the intention and
soul’s main characteristic”. action is key to understand the
(Mesbah Yazdi, 2009: 394) values of a virtue.
That means that faith Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi
determine whether man will argued that “one’s own
stay on the path towards intention mediates one’s deeds
perfection or decline and and soul”. (Mesbah Yazdi,
adversity. Logical results of 2009: 394)
faith lead to social Furthermore, concluded that
responsibility and the kindness “the value of a voluntary act
towards others. depends on the motivation and
A part of faith is the human intention of its doer and good
choice, and thereby the free deeds without good intentions
will to choose, which then will have no effect on the
became an essential part of progress of one’s soul”.
striving for moral traits and (Mesbah Yazdi, 2009: 395)
upholding an ethical life. As Within the ethical thought
the moral traits of the Islamic of Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi
ethics are judged in relation to humans have different
God’s wisdom and their responsibilities. The responsibilities
support of reaching humans’ are all tools for humans to
final goal, it becomes essential reach their goal and purpose of
to have true certainty in faith. creation. Humans must take
If one is not certain, that the care and be aware of their
wisdom of God is the only true responsibilities towards God,
source of understanding and themselves and others.
valuing moral traits, one might not The different responsibilities
act regarding to the ethical rules. are all a part of the same
