THEME E

Good/Evil Actions + Intentions

“A good tree produces a good fruit, a bad tree produces a bad fruit” “Actions are judged by intentions”

Suffering

“Suffering produces perseverance” “With hardship comes ease”

Poverty

“Clothe yourselves with compassion”, “The best of you are those who feed others” (Hadith)

Upbringing

“Bring up your children in the training and instruction of the Lord” “Perfect their manners” (Hadith)

Mental illness

“Clothe yourselves with compassion” “The pen has been lifted from thee…until he regains sanity” (Hadith)

Addiction

“Be sober-minded” “Every intoxicant is forbidden” (Hadith)

Greed

“For the love of money is the roots of all evil” “Competition for more gains diverts you from Allah”

Hate

“In the image of God he created them” “All people are equal like teeth of a comb” (Hadith)

Opposing Unjust Law

“Seek justice” “Uphold justice”

Theft

“Do not steal” “Cut off the hands of thieves”

Murder

“Do not kill” “Do not take life which God has made sacred”

Hate Crime

“In the image of God he created them” “All people are equal like teeth of a comb” (Hadith)

Retribution

“Eye for eye” “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other check also”

Deterrence

“I will punish their sin with the rod” “Cut off the hands of thieves”

Reformation

“Restore that person gently” “If they repent and mend their ways…leave them alone”

Prison

“Submit to the governing authorities” “I was in prison and you came to visit me” “Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you” “Eye for eye”

Corporal Punishment

“I will punish their sin with the rod” “Turn to them the other check also” “Cut off the hands of thieves” “Forgive others and Allah will forgive you”

Community Service

“Restore that person gently” “If they repent and mend their ways…leave them alone”

Forgiveness

“Forgive not 7 but 77 times” “Forgive others and Allah will forgive you”

Death Penalty

“Eye for eye” “life for life” “Do not kill” “Do not take life which God has made sacred”

Secular – Principle of Utility

“It is the greatest happiness of the greatest number that is the measure of right and wrong” (Jeremy Bentham)