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               102  International Multi. J. of PURE LIFE. 8 (25): 93-119, Winter 2021
                  All virtues are related to the     argued  by  Ayatollah  Mesbah
               respect  and  care  for  others,      Yazdi, the key goal and natural
               securing  that  people  do  not       drive     for    all    humans.
               separate  by  holding  on  to  the    Happiness  is  only  achieved
               community. Humans are social          through  closeness  to  God,
               beings,  and  one  cannot  reach      which  introduces  a  central
               perfection and the final goal of      term:  Qurb.  (Mesbah  Yazdi,
               creation, without respecting all      2014: 42)
               three responsibilities.                  In  short,  Ayatollah  Mesbah
                  An ethical life does not only      Yazdi  described  closeness  to
               help  humans  to  reach  their        God  as  the  realization  that
               purpose;  But  it  helps  humans      humans        will       achieve
               to  live  in  peace  with  each       everything  while  having  the
               other. It is a perfect system for     love  of  God,  and  nothing
               man  to  follow  to  secure  a        without  God.  (Mesbah  Yazdi,
               happy life and end.                   2014: 44)
                  Ayatollah  Mesbah  Yazdi              All  noble  traits  and  actions
               even  argued  that  man  must         are tools to fulfill this purpose.
               acquire a good social standing,
               to  discharge  his  religious         Ethical Responsibilities and
               obligations  in  a  better  way.      Faith as the Bases of Christian
               Concluding      that    humans’       Ethical Thoughts
               relation  to  God,  themselves        Søren  Kierkegaard  is  the  most
               and others all work in a perfect      famous Danish philosopher and
               symbiosis, without the virtues,       influential theologian till date.
               none of this would be possible.          He  is  still  a  well-used
                  The  key  element  of  the         reference in ethical discussions,
               Islamic  ethical  thought  is  to     and his ethical system is taught
               illustrate  the  purpose  of  an      to  all  children.  His  ethical
               ethical life. The purpose of an       thought  is  a  key  example  of
               ethical  life  is  the  search  for   Christian    ethics,   especially
               happiness.  Happiness  is,  as
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