INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

COURSE OUTLINE

Kulliyyah

Kulliyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences

Department

Department of General Studies

Programme

All programs except BIRK & BHsc

Course Title

Ethics and Fiqh for everyday life

Course Code

UNGS 2050

Status

University requirement

Level

Undergraduate

Credit Hours

Contact Hours

Pre-requisites

UNGS 2030 & UNGS 2040

Co-requisites

None

Lecturer centered learning

Content-based teaching
Classroom discussion

Instructional
Strategies

Preparation

Mid-term,
quizzes, final

SCL

Practical

Lecture /
Classroom
Instruction
Instructor (s)

Assessment

Assignment,
term-paper,
task

Individual
Preparation and
Learning

Face to Face

39.5

Student centered learning

Preparatory
reading, SCL
and revision

Instructional
Strategies

Total

57.5

10

17

4.5

128.5

To be determined

Semester Offered
Course Synopsis

Every Semester
This course consists of two parts: a) Islamic ethics, b) fiqh for everyday
life. The first part focuses on core Islamic ethical concepts, family ethics,
Islamic ethics as applied in different professions, inter-personal ethics,
and ethnic relations. The second part deals with general view of Islamic
fiqh and its schools, maqid al- sharah, major bio-ethical and financial
issues.

Course Objectives

This course aims at:

1. Realizing the importance of ethics in Islam.
2. Understanding ethical issues from Islamic perspective.
3. Creating awareness of the importance of fiqh in everyday life.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Describe the importance of Islamic ethics and fiqh in everyday life.
(C3)
2. Respond to contemporary moral challenges from the standpoint of
Islam.(P3, CTPS3)
3. Demonstrate the relationship between ethics, fiqh, and law. (A3)

Course Assessment

Method

Mid-term Examination

20

In-class exercises

30

End of semester examination

50

TOTAL

100%

Content Outlines
Weeks

Topics
Structure and Foundations of
Ethics in Islam
- The importance and significance of
ethics.
- The structure of Islamic ethics.
- The relationship between ethics,
fiqh, and law.
- Inculcation of moral values.

Task/Reading

- Ansari (2001), Vol. II, Chaps. 1 & 2.

- Ansari (1989), 81-91.
- Haneef (2005), Chap. 2.
- Mohammed &
Hussain (2003), 247259.

Core Moral Values in Islam

- The concepts of Adl (justice) and
ulm (tyranny).
- The concept of Amnah (trust).
- The concept of Khayr/Birr
(righteousness) and Ithm/Sharr
(evil).
- The concept of al-Amru bi almarf wa al-nahy an al-munkar
(promoting good and preventing
evil).

- Ghazali (1993), Chaps. 1, 2, 4 & 5.

- Qutb (2000), all pages.
- Al-Ghazali (1991), Chap. 3.

Family Ethics in Islam

- Social interaction between sexes in
Islam (Khalwah, coupling and
romance)
- Islamic code of dress.
- Basics of happy marital life.
- Fulfilling rights of wives and
husbands.
- Fulfilling rights of children.

- bd al (1984), Chaps. 2, 3 & 5.

- Khurshid (1995), 7-42.
- Al-Qaradawi (2001), Chap. 3.

Islamic Values Related to Different

Professions
- Introduction to professional ethics.
- Legal ethics: Islamic professional
ethics for judges, public prosecutors
and lawyers.

- Ghazali (1993), Chap. 6, 7 & 8.

- Business ethics: the concept of

all and arm, wealth as
amnah, approved and disapproved
business conducts.
- Environmental ethics

- Haneef (2005), 83-104.

- Mushtaq (1995), Chaps. 5, 7 & 8.
- Haneef (2005), 174-182.

- Inter-personal ethics:
a) Behavior toward co-workers,
superiors, subordinates, and
neighbors.
b) Foundations and principles of
ethnic relations in Islam.
c) A case study of ethnic relations:
Malaysian constitution.
- Ethics in the domain of politics.

- Osman (1997), 663-718.

- Bari (2000), Chap. 21.

- Izutsu (2004), 237-294.

- bd al (1993), 25-26.
- Haneef (2005), 53-58.

10

11
12
13

14

Fiqh and Sharah

- Definition and differences between
fiqh and sharah.
- Major schools of Islamic
Jurisprudence

- Hasan (1988), Chaps. 1 & 2.

- Philips (1990), Chaps. 5, 6 & 7.

Maqid al- sharah and

preservation of basic human rights
- Al-Kulliyyt al-khamsah (The five
basic human rights) preserved by
Sharah.
- The rules of conflict and priority.

- Nyazee (2000), 195-212.

Contemporary Issues
Contraception, sterilization, artificial
insemination, surrogate motherhood
and fatherhood.
Adoption, abortion, and plastic
surgery.
Euthanasia, organ transplantation,
transsexual.
- Riba issues in financial institutions:
saving, loan, investment, credit
cards etc.
- Insurance companies.

- Yacoub (2001), Chap. 7.

References

- Yacoub (2001), Chap. 7.

- Yacoub (2001), Chap. 6.
- Rosly (2004), Sections 1 & 9.

Required:
Al-Ghazali, M. (1991). Muslim behaviour. (S. Badrul Hasan, Trans.). New
Delhi: Kitab Bhavan.
Al-Qaradawi, Y. (2001). The lawful and the prohibited in Islam. Kuala
Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
Haneef, S. S. S. (2005). Ethics and fiqh for daily life. Kuala Lumpur:
Research Centre IIUM.

Recommended:
bd al , H. (1984). The family structure in Islam. Indiana: American
Trust Publications.
bd al , H. (1993). Islam in focus. Kuwait: International Islamic Book
Center.
Ahmad, K. (1995). Family life in Islam. Delhi: Markazi Maktaba Islami.
Ahmad, K. (Ed.). (2002). Islam: Its meaning and message. Kuala Lumpur:
Islamic Book Trust.
Ali, S. (1975). Administrative ethics in a Muslim state. Lahore: Publishers
United.
Ansari, A. H. (1989). Islamic Ethics: Concept and Prospect. The American
Journal of Islamic Social Sciences, 6 (1), 81-91.
Ansari, M. F. (2001). The Quranic foundations and structure of Muslim
society. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust.
Bari, A. A. (2000). Perlembagaan Malaysia: Asas-asas dan masalah.
Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.
Ghazali, A. (Ed.). (1993). Islam and justice. Kuala Lumpur: Institute of
Islamic Understanding.
Hasan, A. (1988). The early development of Islamic jurisprudence.
Islamabad: Islamic Research Institute.
Proposed Start Date Semester 1, 2011/2012 onwards
(Semester)
Batch of Students Intake of Semester 1, 2011/2012 onwards
to be affected
Prepared by:
Checked by:
_______________________
__________________
Assist. Prof. Dr. Kabuye Uthman
Assist. Prof. Abdul Latif
Sulaiman
Abdul Razak
Academic Advisors
Head, Department of
Department of
General Studies
General Studies

Approved by:
____________________
Assist. Prof. Dr. Mohd Badri
Najib
Dean, KIRKHS