The Call of the Quran
4. Moral Concept of Islam
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SUMMARY
The standard of conduct maintained by God
through His direct control over nature has to be
exhibited by man in his personal life under his own
control. The pattern of action laid down by God in
the rest of the world on the physical level should be
reflected in the world of man on the human plane.
What is found in the physical world in the form of
iron is required in the human world in the form of
firmness of character. The stream trickling down the
mountains is synonymous, in the human world,
with gentleness and soft-heartedness. All that exists
in the physical world as predictable in character
corresponds to the fulfillment of promises on the
human level. Whatever exists in the physical world
in the form of fine texture and fragrance has its
counterpart in the human world in good behaviour
and fair dealing.
The absorption of carbon dioxide by trees and the
emission of oxygen that helps man breath imply
that man in his practical life should do good even to
those who do evil to him. This is because natural
objects do not contradict each other; all of them are
