Guiding Romantic Desire: Wisdom in the Sexual Ethics of Islam
“This paper discusses traditional sexual ethics in Islam…”
Good Will النصيحة
Showing love and affection to unbelievers
“I do not ask you anything for it, except affection due to relatives.”
Al-Mundhiri on paying obligatory charity
“Whoever pays alms on his wealth, his evil will depart from him.”
Principles of enjoining good and forbidding evil
“Whoever among you sees evil, let him change it with his hand.”
Obedience to unjust Muslim rulers
“There is no obedience if it is disobedience to Allah,”
Islamic teachings apply to non-Muslims too
“None of you has faith until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.”
Reward for deeds is from the same genus
“Allah helps a servant as long as he helps his brother.”
Al-Mundhiri on spreading peace, greeting with peace
“Spread peace and you will receive peace.”
True men, manhood, and masculinity in Islam
“Verily, Allah orders justice and excellence,”
Love the sinner, hate the sin in Islam
“Love for people what you would love for yourself.”
Islam, reason, and spiritual freedom
“Indeed, humans are only favored over beastly animals by their minds which order them to restrain their desires.”
Religious love and human love in Islam
“In Islam, it is important for us to understand the difference between religious love and human love.”
Al-Nawawi on sincere good will
“Noah said: I convey the message of my Lord to you and I sincerely advise you.”
–Surah Al-A’raf 7:62