Ateneo de Zamboanga University

School of Liberal Arts

Religious Studies Department

Learning Packet #7
M-VOCMIS – Vocation and Mission in the Ignatian, Christian and Islamic Traditions
2st Semester SY 2021-2022

Learning Packet Activity Sheet No: 1 Date:

Topic: Moral decision-making process Week: 8 Session: 1

Learning Intent
At the end of the Week 8, the students can determine how to do a balanced and integrative
moral decision making by:
1. identifying the moral approaches from different schools of the Islamic thought.
2. assessing selected moral cases which are affecting the members of the Filipino homes.

I. Concept Notes

Moral decision making is guided by the revelation and legal rulings in Islam. The
process is anchored from the Quran. From here, the decision maker will consult
the sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet, consensus of the companions (Ijma), and
so on before he/she can finally decide morally on a particular event/action.

To learn more about moral decision in Islam, read:

Bilal Philips, A.A.B.(1990). The evolution of fiqh. International Islamic Publishing House.
Pp70-
82.
Hassan, S. (2010). Islam and ethical decisions.
http://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/community/islam-ethical-decisions/

II. Checking for understanding

Individual Work
Instructions: From the readings above, how does each Islamic school of thought do moral
decision making:

Moral approaches (steps) from each school of thought in relation to hierarchy of

sources:
 1. Hanafi school
2. Hanbali school
3. Shafii school
4. Maliki school

Submit in the eclass: “School of thoughts”

III. Analysis
Instructions: Read and answer the questions. Share your answers during our synchronous
class meeting via Zoom.

1. Which of the moral approaches (madhabs) is applied by Muslims in the Philippines?

2. Which of the factors (sources) is considered by each school of thoughts the most
essential in moral decision making?
3. Which of the factors (sources) is unique to each school of thought?

IV. Integration
Instructions: Read and answer the questions. Share your answer in the FB GC.

Give instances wherein you prefer one moral approach of one school of thought over the
others.

V. Independent Work
Instructions: Individually, answer and perform ONLY ONE of the moral approaches from one
of the schools of Islamic thoughts you apply to ONE of the following issues below:

A. Moral issues
1. Abortion
2. Sex change
3. Killing of a person
4. Revenge against one’s enemies
5. Exposing of one’s privacy through social media platforms
6. Watching pornography
7. Stealing of other’s property
B. Reflection/realization
1. What difficulty you encountered in doing the moral approaches?
2. What were the things you took into consideration in your decision making process?

Submit in the eclass: “Moral Approaches”

References:

Bilal Philips, A.A.B.(1990). The evolution of fiqh. International Islamic Publishing House. Pp70-
 82.

Hassan, S. (2010). Islam and ethical decisions.

http://www.virtualmosque.com/ummah/community/islam-ethical-decisions/