SGDN1043 SCIENCE OF THINKING AND ETHICS

SGDN1043: SCIENCE OF THINKING AND ETHICS

ETHICS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN

MUSLIM & WESTERN SOCIETIES

NUR FATIHAH BINTI MOHD ZUKI
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RELIGION AND BELIEF

MUSLIM WESTERN

MUSLIMS BELIEVE THAT GOD IS BASED ON WESTERN PERSPECTIVE, THE
THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, CHRISTIAN FAITH CENTERS ON BELIEFS
AND THAT GOD IS ALL-POWERFUL REGARDING THE BIRTH, LIFE, DEATH AND
AND ALL-KNOWING. GOD HAS NO RESURRECTION OF JESUS. CHRISTIANS
OFFSPRING, NO RACE, NO ARE MONOTHEISTIC, I.E., THEY BELIEVE
GENDER, NO BODY, AND IS THERE’S ONLY ONE GOD, AND HE
UNAFFECTED BY THE CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH
CHARACTERISTICS OF HUMAN
LIFE.

WESTERN ETHICS IN DRESS UP

In most Western countries there are laws
defining what is decent. This usually
amounts to the male having to cover his
genitals and the female having to cover her
genitals and her breasts. If this minimum
requirement is not met, the most a person
can be charged with is indecent exposure

MUSLIM

In Islam, both men and women are
expected to dress simply, modestly, and
with dignity. A man must always be
covered in loose and unrevealing clothing
from his navel to his knee and woman
must at least cover her hair and body in
loose and unrevealing clothing, obscuring
the details of her body from the public

BUSINESS ETHICS MUSLIM

IN ISLAM IT IS NECESSARY FOR MUSLIM BUSINESSMAN TO
ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LAWFUL AND UNLAWFUL
BUSINESS. HALAL (LAWFUL) EARNING WILL MAKE HIS GOOD
FORTUNE FOR THE LIFE HERE AND HEREAFTER, WHILE HARAM
(UNLAWFUL) EARNING WILL MAKE HIM SHAMEFUL AND
RUINOUS.
SLAMIC BUSINESS ETHICS ORIGINATE FROM REVELATION AND
THE TRADITIONS OF THE PROPHET (PBUH), THE QURAN AND
SUNNAH. A BREACH OF WESTERN BUSINESS ETHICS NEVER
RESULTS IN THE VIOLATOR INCURRING A SIN. IN THE CASE OF
ISLAMIC BUSINESS ETHICS, A BREACH ALWAYS CAUSES DIVINE
DISPLEASURE

WESTERN

WHILE WESTERN BUSINESS ETHICS ARE
SECULARN. IN WESTERN SOCIETY, THERE IS

NO HALAL AND HARAM CONCEPT FOR
BUSINESS. EVERYTHING CAN BE A

BUSINESS AS LONG AS ACCORDING TO
LAW AND POLICY.

MUSLIM ETHICS IN SOSIAL

Islam encourages us to maintain happy

relationships with other fellow beings. It

urges civility, humility, tolerance and

straight dealing with our fellow beings.

Islam is a religion of peace which can only

be realized when an individual has happy

relations with others. Islam encourages

close relationships but still take care of

maintaining social boundaries

WESTERN

social in western does not have limit.
They can do whatever and enjoy their
life. Western also did not trust to
marriage because they think their
association will be limited. relationships
between men and men, women and
women are also carried out by them

MUSLIM ETHICS IN FOOD

Muslims only can eat permitted food (halal) and will
not eat or drink anything that is considered
forbidden (haram) like pork and alcohol. Halal food
requires that Allah's name is invoked at the time
the animal is killed. Lamb, beef, goat and chicken,
for example, are halal as long as a Muslim kills them
and offers a prayer. Fish and eggs are also halal.

WESTERN

They are allowed to eat pork and
drink alcohol. There are no forbidden
to decided either the food or drink
can eat or not. They are free to try
anything.

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