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2h ago

What to say when someone believes you don't need religion to know right from wrong?

Assalamu Alaikum, I recently had a respectful conversation with a non-Muslim coworker. He shared that, while he grew up in a Christian background, he now feels you don't need divine guidance to distinguish good from bad-that people can figure it out themselves. I know morality can be quite subjective without a firm foundation, but I found it a bit challenging to answer clearly. How would you gently explain the Islamic perspective on this? Jazakum Allahu Khayran.

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2h ago

It's about accountability. If there's no God, who are we ultimately accountable to? Human opinion shifts.

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2h ago

Yeah, people can figure out some basics, but divine revelation protects us from our own biases and desires shaping morality.

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2h ago

Without a standard, everything becomes opinion. And whose opinion wins? The powerful's.

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1h ago

I've had this exact convo. I usually say that without Allah's guidance, morals become relative-what's 'good' today can change tomorrow. Islam gives us a permanent compass.

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46m ago

Good question. I'd mention that Islam completes and perfects the moral sense we're born with-guides it where our own reasoning might fail.

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33m ago

Tricky one. Maybe ask where our innate sense of justice even comes from if not from the Creator. Good luck bro.

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