Islam Guidance

1. Amr Bi ’L-Ma‘Rūf & Nahi ‘Ani ’L-Munkar: Bidding The Good & Forbidding The Evil

1. Amr Bi ’L-Ma‘RÅ«f & Nahi ‘Ani ’L-Munkar: Bidding The Good & Forbidding The Evil

 Islam: A Social Religion.Islam is not a religion in the spiritual sense of the word only; it deals with all aspects of human life. Islam also seeks to create peace and harmony in the social life of a Muslim society. It has instituted ways to promote good and prevent evil in the society. The most important social principle of Islam is known as “amr bi ’l-ma‘rÅ«f wa nahi ‘ani 'l-munkar”.

 Amr bi 'l-ma‘rÅ«f means to bid the good or to promote the good; whereas nahi ‘ani 'l-munkar means to forbid the evil or to prevent the evil. This social principle is relevant on the individual level as well as social level. We have to promote good and prevent evil within the sphere of our own family and friendship circle as well as within the Muslim community and the human society at large.

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