MAJOR FORBIDDING ACTS IN ISLAM

 

If we study the forbidden things in Islam deeply and in detail, we

will find that proscribing them is a step taken by Islam to protect

humanity from perverse conduct and keep it away from dangers and

evils.

Through these injunctions Islam protects man's psyche, body and

soul within the individual sphere, and it safeguards other  human

relations and community life, within society from the risks of

subversion, perversion and decadence.

Ideologically, Islam makes unbelief and distrust in Allah haram.

Also, attributing injustice, incarnation and the like, to Allah the

Glorious is haram.

Islam also makes haram superstition, charlatanism,

blind imitation and anything that enslaves the mind's

inquisitive  and creative activity, and prevents

a good understanding of life and existence. The

relationship between man and Allah remains  firm and binding, as  it is

the source of all human conduct and orientation, and it is the stimulus

that moves it on the right path.

With regard to man's self, Islam makes haram anything that may lead

to pollute man's inner life, kill his conscience and moral intuition,

and that which may change his life to total misery and helplessness,

and his conduct to an animalistic one devoid of any human feelings. Thus

Islam makes malevolence, hatred, despondency, mistrust, etc. haram, in

order to uplift the human soul to the highest level of perfection and

cleanliness, and to protect and purify it from unhealthy traits and

crookedness of conscience.

With  respect to man's body, Islam makes haram all the activities,

practices, and actions that are detrimental to health. Therefore,

wine-drinking, adultery, eating the flesh of swine, dogs and many

other unhealthy animals or for that matter animals killed by strangulation,

carrion, and blood are all haram.

When Islam protects man's psyche and his body on  the one hand, it

pays due attention to protect the community from crime and harmful

practices in the domains of sociology, politics, economy, the

judiciary, education and so on.

Accordingly, Islam makes haram, oppression, usury, monopoly,

cheating, theft, telling lies, backbiting, false witness, cursing,

bribery, homicide, gambling, teaching and spreading harmful ideologies

and ideas like those made popular through pornographic literature,

films and pictures.

By so doing, Islam secures the health of both the individual and

the society.

Islam rules that carnal sins which constitute the most grave  danger

to man and environment are haram.

A good look at these sins, and a deep pondering  over them in the

light of social experience, scientific research and sound thinking,

illustrates to what degree they are dangerous to both the life of the

individual and the stability of the society, and so helps one to

understand the wisdom behind making these deeds haram in Islam.

It is of a great benefit to cite these prohibited things, which

Islam warns Muslims not to commit, as painfully severe punishment is

in store for them should they commit  such acts, which if committed,

may endanger life and social order.

The following are the main haram things:

1.    Polytheism.

2. Desperation and despondency about one's fate and

the idea that Allah will never have mercy on him.

3. The belief that

Allah will never punish oneself.

4. Undutifulness towards one's

parents.

5. Homicide.

6. Falsely accusing a married woman of

committing adultery.

7. Taking away the orphan's possessions and money

unjustly.

8. Fleeing the battlefield of jihad.

9. Usury.

10. Adultery.

11. Sodomy.

12. Witchcraft.

13. Perjury.

14. Bearing false witness.

15. Concealing testimony (about something one knows and can help

establishing justice by giving it).

16. Drinking wine.

17. Breaking pledges.

18. Cutting off relations with one's near of kin.

19. Emigration from the Muslim homeland to a place where one's faith

becomes a risk.

20. Theft.

21. Telling lies about Allah, His Apostle,

Imams and common people or attributing to them something which they

did not say.

22. Cannibalism.

23. Drinking blood. 24. Eating swine or

flesh of animals that are slaughtered without mentioning the name of

Allah on them. 25. Illؤgotten money earned by selling wine, or gained

through prostitution, as well as dancing, money gained through

bribery, and the salaries given by the oppressive regimes when one

cooperates with them to prop up injustice and implement their corrupt

schemes. 26. Giving short measure and weight. 27. Supporting the

oppressors. 28. Pride. 29. Extravagance. 30. Squandering money. 31.

Fighting the faithful and callers to Islam. 32. Working as dancers and

musicians. 33. Backbiting. 34. False accusation. 35. Cursing the

faithful and insulting and humiliating them. 36. Talebearing. 37.

Pandering or acting as pimps. 38. Cheating. 39. Sanctimoniousness. 40.

Hypocrisy. 41. Ignoring or belittling one's sins and transgressions...

Apart from these forbidden actions there are a lot more which result in

corruption, harm and the ruination of life.

Haram acts are the plague and the greatest danger threatening the life of

both the individual and society. Only by steering clear of them, can humankind

protect and preserve  their body and soul from decay and perfidy.

Medical, social and psychological studies have recently uncovered

the grave dangers caused by the haram. Astonishing figures are

emerging from research institutes, about the crimes, ailments and

anomalous phenomena and cases in the communities that have dropped

the concepts of halal and haram from their behaviour. Such statistics show

how urgent it is and necessary to set to work in saving the human race

and finding a way out of the predicament in which they wallow, after

discarding the divine values and yielding to the bestial way of life.

They should return to the straight path of Allah, which is the proof

of the Almighty's kindness, mercy and generosity.