{"id":16015,"date":"2019-01-25T17:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T13:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/the-role-model-for-ethical-virtues\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T13:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T09:54:51","slug":"the-role-model-for-ethical-virtues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/the-role-model-for-ethical-virtues\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role Model for Ethical Virtues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16015\" class=\"elementor elementor-16015 elementor-1715\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45469511 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45469511\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5191fd3\" data-id=\"5191fd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9b59ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a9b59ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The problem of the ethics is among the important topics that have been dealt with by Islamic or non-Islamic scientists. A part of ethics deals with the ethical virtues that include acts which are regarded highlighted and excellent. Some behaviors are regarded normal and common for everyone. For example, when someone does you a favor, you will do him a favor in return, and that is very typical. However, if someone shows the ability to control himself, and restrain his emotions to an extent to which he can do goodness and kindness against an unjust action that would be regarded as remarkable. Few people can be as such.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a narration from the Great Prophet of Islam, the ethical virtue has been interpreted as the following: \u201cO Ali, three things are among the ethical virtues: show generosity toward that who has deprived you, keep contact with the one who has cut ties with you, and forgive the one who has been unjust against you.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><sup>, <a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The lives of the infallible Imams\u00a0(PBUT)\u00a0have been full of ethical virtues. An example of them is narrated in the life of Imam Hassan\u00a0(PBUH): Imam Hassan\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0was sitting at the door of his house in Kufah. A dessert dweller Arab came and spoke rudely with Imam, and used bad words against him and his parents. Imam called his servant and told him to bring him a pocket of coins. Imam\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0gave it to the Arab and said: apologize me for I did not have any more to give you. When the Arab heard this he said: \u201cI testify that you are truly the son of the Prophet of Allah. I wanted to examine your patience and forbearance.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attaining to such level of ethical virtue takes a great heart and a high spirit that comes about by self-training, clearing the soul from egoism and arrogance, and actualizing the divine teachings.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Selection from the Life of Imam Hassan (PBUH) by Rasuli Mahallati (with minor changes))<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>Footnotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> Tohf al-\u2018Uquol, pg. 7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> An Example is the supplication of Makarim al-Akhlagh<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a> Ehqaq al-Haq, vol. 19, pg. 321<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethical virtue goes beyond typical behavior, such as returning kindness for kindness. 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