A Letter to a Dear One — Page 89
Muhammad Zafrulla Khan 89 development. Firstly, the ‘limits’ of Allah explain the permissible and the non-permissible, then by explaining the factor of “deeds are determined by intentions alone” in Had ī th, intention, thought and objective were reformed, the principle to make each deed virtuous was taught. By defining degrees of morals, it is as if human beings were ‘morally’ classified. As a result, each person can test himself/herself and decide, according to different morals, which rank or degree he/she belongs to. It is considered a huge benefit of this classification that it inclines one towards moral development and fosters hope. When one is at a lower rung of development one should try and reach the next stage, and so on. Even if one is in the doldrums of morality, one should wish to pay attention towards one’s moral reformation, and will be encouraged at passing through each stage as one realizes the development one is making. When a child first goes to school, his attention is towards the immediate next stage in his schooling rather than higher education. His concern is to go from one class to the next. As he advances in his schooling, his hopes are raised and he gains confidence and happily makes progress. However, there is one difference between a schoolboy and the moral classification of a person; a child attends the same level of class for all his subjects, despite the fact that some children excel in certain subjects. A student of the school of morals has his classification on varied levels. For certain aspects he is in a higher level and for some he is not. Islam gives detailed arguments and directives about specific morals and their scope and their interaction. You can study these issues in the books I referred to earlier on. This study will make you appreciate that no other religion has given a detailed education regarding morals as Islam has done. There are similar directives about sociology, economics, politics and international relations. Much of these details have been elaborated in “Ahmadiyyat, the True Islam. ” Marital Life In all social relationships, the marital relationship is the most important. The first and foremost circle of human life is the family. Its foundation is laid on marital relationship. I have said that Islam considers the cause and motive of this relationship establishing piety and continuation of the human race. The mutual attraction between man