Morality in Social Relations It is true that the system of...

Morality in Social Relations It is true that the system of social relations is a set of laws, legislations, obligations, rights, activities, regulations, manners, and rituals; however, at the same time, it expresses a moral prospect of social behavior and a doctrine-based understanding of the cosmos, life, man, the beginning of creation, and the finale. This is why books on ethics have discussed this aspect of the social relations system.

However, this system is more comprehensive and involves commitments and obligations related to other important topics in Islamic legislation. Method of Research in Social Relations We will only discuss the general concept of the (‘a) with regard to some aspects of the Islamic concept of social relations, its rules and general foundations, and some of its special items, applications, and superstructure.

Through this discussion, we will discover the differences between the common Islamic frames and the distinctive features of the (‘a) in the social construction of the virtuous community. Differences are to be expected because the (‘a) wanted the virtuous community to act as an excellent example, pattern, and model for the Muslims.

In addition, the (‘a) depended upon the genuine and perfect Islam that they had inherited and recognized from the Glorious Qur'an and from their ancestor, the Holy Prophet—peace be upon him and them. From time to time, we will refer to such distinctive particularities and features.

The discussion of this topic is divided into two chief parts; the first deals with features and foundations of social relations in the light of Islam, while the second deals with the superstructure and details of the forms and components of these social relations. The first part is divided into two chapters, the first of which deals with the identification and definition of social relations in content, objectives, and scope.

The second deals with the rules and general principles that identify these relations and control their progress and activities. The second part includes the superstructure of social relations, which incorporates legislations dealing with the details of social relations and identifies various sorts of behavior that accomplish the objectives, embody the rules, and portray its numerous features.…