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The two important points can be highlighted from the above verse; first is calling others to all that is good, and second is
enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong.
Moreover, ethics can be considered as the basic pillar for a healthy and firm nation. A society or nation which is devoid of
ethical values would always be having problems. Therefore, all scholars and philosophers agreed on the importance of
ethics in every individual and society, and considered ethics as the foundation of every society. According to most scholars,
the first step in promoting an ideal human society is to advocate refined morality. Indeed, each prophet brought the same
message to urge people to uphold a good morality.
Al-Ghazali also gives much emphasis on Islamic ethics in which he focused on the importance of fulfilling duties as a
human being. According to him, performing duties has two divisions; duties which are directed to God, and duties which
are directed towards one’s fellow men. It is applied to devotional acts according to shariah and also fulfilling all the rights
as an individual. Al-Ghazali mentions that a man has to lead a family life and a life in a community. This requires the
implementation of ethics because ethics guides Muslims to keep them onto the right path, and without ethics people would
not bother their duties.