1. Amr Bi ’L-Ma‘Rūf & Nahi ‘Ani ’L-Munkar: Bidding The
Good & Forbidding The Evil
Islam:ASocialReligion.Islamisnotareligioninthespiritualsenseof
thewordonly;itdealswithallaspectsofhumanlife.Islamalsoseeksto
createpeaceandharmonyinthesociallifeofaMuslimsociety.Ithasin-
stitutedwaystopromotegoodandpreventevilinthesociety.Themost
importantsocialprincipleofIslamisknownas“amrbi’l-ma‘rūfwanahi
‘ani 'l-munkar”.
Amrbi'l-ma‘rūfmeanstobidthegoodortopromotethegood;where-
asnahi‘ani'l-munkarmeanstoforbidtheevilortopreventtheevil.This
socialprincipleisrelevantontheindividuallevelaswellassociallevel.
Wehavetopromotegoodandpreventevilwithinthesphereofourown
family and friendship circle as wellas within the Muslim community
and the human society at large.