Qurān, the paper elaborates the punishments and consequences of the seven deadly sins; and
how Islam protects against them. This research helps learn the role of Islamic ethics in the
character building of young minds and mental health peace within the society.
Keywords: Islamic Ethics, Character Building, Psychology, Seven Deadly Sins, Young Mind.
Introduction
Islam is said to be a religion of all times where ancient and modern-day psychology prove this
idea to be present in all walks of life. Prior to the development of modern day psychology that
deals with human behavior, the human relationship with soul has been a subject of exploration
and has evolved to be a phenomenon of learning. Islamic Ethics first had a relationship with
psychology and now since the current psychology is studied in more depth, a connection
between it and Islamic ethics can be seen. To understand the effects of Islamic Ethics in
Character Development; both forms of psychology are to be studied in-depth, evaluating their
effects with and without its presence. But before that, understanding the root meaning of words
is necessary as it will help create a more accurate mind map.
Character Development is an important asset that helps recognize the important virtues within
and keeps the society’s eudaimonia intact. Linguistically, the term character has been derived
from the Greek language, where charassein means to carve; and in Latin it means psychiatric
traits; summing up to denote human nature in general.2 Those people who have a good character
can be referred to as; those people that can assemble their emotional, psychological, and ethical
behaviour. Whereas ethics refers to the moral principles that control human behaviour; while
philosophers have described it as the science of the human soul, defining the characteristics
and means to control them. Moreover, it is argued that by adapting religious ethics; civilizations
make best use of life that benefits society.
Psychology and Islam
The five fields of Intellectual inquiry in Islam are: teachings through the Quran, Hadith,
jurisprudence (‘ilm al fiqah), dialectical theology (ilm al-kalam), philosophy (falsafah), and
mysticism (tasawwuf). The mentioned areas talk about the moral problems in detail with
varying degree of eminence. The changes in the nature of these fields has left an impact on the
scope of ethical discussion in these disciplines and its connection with other topics like
metaphysics, psychology, and logic. It connects the concerned topics with guidance,
psychology, and ethics, providing principles in a manner that it is easy to be interpreted by
anyone interested to learn from it.
The Quran ultimately guides its follower towards contentment, which is dependent upon the
betterment of the souls and can be only achieved by ethico-religious practices. Other subjects
for example economics, psychology, and politics, are linked to ethics as its background or in a
supportive role. Although neither psychology nor any of the other subjects is managed in a
conceptual and complex way, and the correlations are not made definite because it is not
requisite for ethico-religious practices. This is similar to prophetic traditions, except that it is