Understanding the Australian Shi'ite Muslim Perspective on Ethics

Mohamad Younes

Article Details

Understanding the Australian Shi'ite Muslim Perspective on Ethics

Authors:

Mohamad Younes

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.76-96

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948004

pISSN:

2207-4414

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Abstract:

 Despite the strong emphasis on ethics within the Islamic tradition, Islamic ethics itself is scarcely represented as a discipline within academic scholarship (Ansari 1989). Even within this area, Islamic ethics have predominantly been studied from Sunni perspectives, with little attention being paid to Shi’ite or other minority understandings. This paper will, therefore, use qualitative data collection methods of semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus groups, to sociologically study the perceptions, understandings, and applications of Islamic ethics in Australian Shi’ite Muslim everyday living. It will investigate the overarching understanding of Islamic ethics and its specific application in Australian Shi’ite Muslim context. The papers objective, therefore, is twofold: one to strengthen Islamic ethics as an independent discipline; and two to address the scant attention Shi’ite Islamic ethics has received in Islamic ethics scholarship generally. Conceptually, this project will contribute to the understanding of Islamic ethics through a particular analysis of Shi’ite Islamic ethics in an Australian Shi’ite context. This is significant as specific understandings of Islamic ethics in certain contexts help to explain how minority groups such as Shi’ite Muslims develop their own ethical standards to shape social relations in society.

Article Details

Understanding the Australian Shi'ite Muslim Perspective on Ethics

Authors:

Mohamad Younes

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.76-96

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948004

pISSN:

2207-4414

Islamic ethics

Shi'ite Muslim perspective

Shi'ite Islamic ethics

Issues

Article Details

Understanding the Australian Shi'ite Muslim Perspective on Ethics

Authors: Mohamad Younes

Publisher: ISRA Academy

Journal: Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.76-96

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2020

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001948004

pISSN: 2207-4414

Islamic ethics

Shi'ite Muslim perspective

Shi'ite Islamic ethics

Issues

Authors:

Mohamad Younes

Publisher:

ISRA Academy

Journal:

Australian Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.5 Issue 3, pp.76-96

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2020

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001948004

pISSN:

2207-4414