Examine the moral values in Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Confucianism which has formed the basis for human behavior. Give specific examples.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Moral values serve as standards of right and wrong for people, guiding their decisions and actions. Moral values also determine what people value and how they express this in their lives. People learn moral values from religions, governments, and other people or even from themselves. Morality in Islam addresses every aspect of a Muslim’s life, from faith aspect, physical aspect, spiritual aspect, political aspect and also historical aspect. It is universal in its scope and in its applicability. …show more content…
Have good hearted, thought and deed will directly influences the life situation. For example, if you always give way to other cars on the road during heavy traffic, the return will be other people will give way to you when you are in hurry someday. Confucianism is a Chinese ethical and philosophical system that developed based on the teaching of Confucius. Confucius never stated whether man was born good or evil. The main three essential values are: 1. Filial Piety -> respect on parents. This is the root of all others and is considered the most fundamental of the Confucian values. 2. Humaneness -> the care and the concern for other human beings. 3. Ritual -> the proper way of doing things in the deepest sense. In Confucianism, the acts of everyday life are considered rituals. Rituals are not necessarily regimented or arbitrary practices, but the routines that people often engage in, knowingly or unknowingly, during the normal course of their lives. Shaping the rituals in a way that leads to a content and healthy society, and to content and healthy people, is one purpose of Confucian philosophy. For Confucianism, all the values have to start practice at home. For example, if you want other people to respect you, first you need to do respect your parents. Then automatically, other people will respect