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               ideas,  ethical  principles,           society.  A  society  devoid
               and  all  aspects  of  life.  It       of  ethical  values  would
               can  be  inferred  from  the           always be having problems.
               above verse that successful            Therefore,  all  scholars  and

               Muslims  are  those  who               philosophers  agree  on  the
               firstly strive to be good and          importance of ethics consider
               secondly, they do not limit            ethics  as  the  foundation  of
               the goodness to themselves             every society. The first step

               rather  they  strive  to  make         in  establishing  a  peaceful
               society better as well.                human       society     is    to
                  The manifestation of the            advocate  refined  morality.

               level of humanity in human             It  is  an  absolute  necessity
               beings can be seen through             to ensure the happiness and
               their ethics. The higher the           goodness of life.

               person is the better are his              Humanity needs ethics to
               ethics.  The  best  of  people         monitor its relationship with
               are  those  that  possess  the         God,  with  family,  with

               best  of  ethics.  The  Holy           other  fellow  human  beings
               Prophet says:                          in  society,  as  well  as  the
                  “Nothing  is  heavier  on           other  creatures  of  the
                  the  scale  than  having  a         universe.  But  before  all

                  good character”. (Kulayni,          this,  the  first  and  foremost
                  1987)                               need  to  have  a  righteous
                                                      approach within their innermost
                  Ethics are the basic pillar         self.  To  have  such  a
               for  a  healthy  and  firm
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