Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ISS 307 — Moral Philosophy in Islam

ISS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the importance that Islam attaches to good moral conduct
• appreciate the importance that Islam attaches to good moral conduct; Arts 408 New
• appreciate the Islamic teachings with regards to morality, and
• adopt the good conduct as exemplified by the Prophet (saw) and other pious Muslims

Course contents

The concept and importance of morality and ethics. The moral teachings in the Qur`ān. The Prophet as Huswatun-Hasanah. Contributions of selected early Muslim scholars to moral thought: the Mutakallimūn and Muḥaddithūn, the Philosophers, and the Sufis. Muslim ethics in modern age in religion, law and morality.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ISS 307.

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