Good and evil are set by God, not by fashion or majority. The Qur'an commands justice, excellence, and giving to kin, and forbids indecency, wrongdoing, and oppression (Qur'an 16:90); the Prophet ﷺ is the living example (Qur'an 33:21). At the center: God-consciousness, honesty, mercy, and keeping one's word.
Varies — secular humanism, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, contractualism.
Typically secular — humanism, virtue ethics, or pragmatism.
Christian ethics center on loving God and neighbor, the Ten Commandments, and Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
Jewish ethics emphasize commandments, justice, mercy, study, and care for others.
Buddhist ethics include the Five Precepts, compassion, wisdom, and non-harm.
Hindu ethics emphasize duty, consequences of action, truthfulness, self-control, and non-harm.
Sikh ethics emphasize remembrance of God, honest work, sharing with others, humility, and service.
Pluralistic; rooted in human rights and civic norms.
Based on empathy, reason, and consequences — not divine command.
Rights-based, individual freedom balanced with harm principle.
Care ethics, equality, autonomy, intersectional justice.
Often communitarian; ranges from civic patriotism to ethnic exclusivism.
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