The Call of the Quran
4. Moral Concept of Islam
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act within the confines of their own spheres and to
enjoy their freedom without disturbing the peace
and freedom of others. This is basic to proper
conduct as laid down in the Qur’an. God’s
confinement of the movement of different heavenly
bodies to their respective orbits provides a paradigm
on which to base the human code of conduct.
One of the Qur’anic verses suggests in figurative
language that man should not be stony-hearted:
Thenceforth were your hearts
Hardened, they became
Like a rock and even worse
In hardness, for among rocks
There are some from which
Rivers gush forth; others
There are which when split
asunder send forth water
and others which sink
For fear of God, and God is
Not unmindful of what you do.
