Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society

Al-amanah (honesty) is a fundamental virtue associated with all aspects of human actions. Its fulfillment is a command of the Almighty Allah and His Messenger. To achieve its understanding and in order to realise its significance in the contemporary world, we examine the concept of al-amanah as it i...

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Main Authors:	Islam, Md Sirajul, Samsudin, Sofiah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sage Publishing 2018
Subjects:	BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1518 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue BP160 General works on Islam BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP188 Islamic religious life
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spelling	iium-737932019-08-26T06:44:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73793/ Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society Islam, Md Sirajul Samsudin, Sofiah BJ1188 Religious ethics BJ1518 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue BP160 General works on Islam BP173.63 Islam and civil society BP188 Islamic religious life Al-amanah (honesty) is a fundamental virtue associated with all aspects of human actions. Its fulfillment is a command of the Almighty Allah and His Messenger. To achieve its understanding and in order to realise its significance in the contemporary world, we examine the concept of al-amanah as it is understood by experts from different disciplines. The study concentrates on the interpretations of the Qur’anic word al-amanah, mentioned in the Surah al-Ahzab 33: Ayah 72, which talks about it in various aspects of a person’s life. The study presents the meaning of al-amanah according to lexicographers and Muslim scholars from several disciplines such as tafsir, hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, as well as ethics. In conclusion, the study finds that al-amanah enables humans to eliminate ignorance, injustice, treason and so on from society, thus creating a more peaceful environment. Sage Publishing 2018-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73793/1/Interpretation%20of%20al-Amanah.pdf Islam, Md Sirajul and Samsudin, Sofiah (2018) Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society. Social Change, 48 (3). pp. 437-450. ISSN 0049-0857 E-ISSN 0976-3538 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0049085718781689 10.1177/0049085718781689
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description	Al-amanah (honesty) is a fundamental virtue associated with all aspects of human actions. Its fulfillment is a command of the Almighty Allah and His Messenger. To achieve its understanding and in order to realise its significance in the contemporary world, we examine the concept of al-amanah as it is understood by experts from different disciplines. The study concentrates on the interpretations of the Qur’anic word al-amanah, mentioned in the Surah al-Ahzab 33: Ayah 72, which talks about it in various aspects of a person’s life. The study presents the meaning of al-amanah according to lexicographers and Muslim scholars from several disciplines such as tafsir, hadith, Islamic jurisprudence, as well as ethics. In conclusion, the study finds that al-amanah enables humans to eliminate ignorance, injustice, treason and so on from society, thus creating a more peaceful environment.
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author	Islam, Md Sirajul Samsudin, Sofiah
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title	Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society
title_short	Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society
title_full	Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society
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publisher	Sage Publishing
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Interpretations of Al-Amanah among Muslim scholars and its role in establishing peace in society

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