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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Role of Ideology in Constructing the Human Being Chapter 4 : Moral Bulding The ideology serves as a solid foundation for morals because it creates the psychological motive in the human being to keep to high moral values in contrast with positive ideologies which keep peace with man’s lusts and grow the seeds of selfishness which are planted into his own self. Morals have an exceptional importance in the Islamic ideology.

The prophet (S.W.A.) says: “I have been sent to complete noble morals”[^1], He (S.W.A.) also said: “Noble manners are half of the religion” It is said to Him: What is the best thing a Moslem was given? He said: “Good morals”.

[^2] Islam associates the right religion with morals, the lines of such a viewpoint are manifested through the truth that religion stimulates man to good morals, it purifies one’s moral constitutions and makes that a duty one has to perform it and it involves reward or punishment.

Hence religion has not recommended its ideal moral directives in a manner devoided of responsibility it verily made morals half of religion because religion is a belief and a behavior and morals represent the behavioral side of the individual. Imam Albaaqir said: “The believer with the most complete faith is him with the best morals” [^3] A person came to the prophet (S.W.A.) from his front side and said: O the Prophet of Allah, what is religion?

The Prophet (S.W.A.) said: “good morality” then he came to him from the right side and said: what is religion? He (S.W.A.) said: “good morality” then he came to him from his left side and said: what is religion? The prophet (S.W.A.) said: “good morality” then he came to him from the back wards and said: what is religion? The Prophet (S.W.A.) turned his face to him and said: don’t you understand religion?

It is not to become angry” [^4] Ameeralmu’amineen (A.S.) said: “The title of a believer’s page is his good morals.” [^5] The Scholar Altabatabaaei says: “Morals do not meet the need of the society for happiness and do not urge man on good behavior unless they are founded on monotheism-which is the belief that there is a creator for this world- and man is a part of it- He is a single everlasting Creator, and nothing is out of his knowledge.