Ahmadiyyat or The True Islam — Page 174
174 'Whether you make that manifest which is in your minds (that is to say, whether you act in ac- cordance with it) or whether you keep it secret (that is to say, whether you confine it to your mind and do not translate it into action), God will call you to account for it. ' 76 These morals are further subdivided by Islam into good morals and bad morals. For instance, the Holy Quran says, 'Morals are of two kinds, good and bad; and good morals prevail against bad morals. ' 77 In other words, a man who adopts good morals gradually sub- dues his bad morals. Good and bad morals are again subdivided into two classes, those that affect the individual alone, and those that are likely to affect others also. These classifications would show that Islam as- signs to morals a much more extensive scope than is done by other religions. It does not confine the concep- tion of morals to acts or omissions which affect others, but also includes within this conception acts or omis- sions which affect the individual himself alone. The Holy Quran refers to this principle in the following verse: 'O believers, look after the welfare of your souls, and discharge the spiritual obligations that 76 Al-Baqarah, 2:285. 77 H u d, 11:115.