Ethical Principles in Qur'anic Discourse In Surah Al-Hujurat: A Thematic Exegetical Study

Abstract

       Surat Al-Hujurat is one of the Medinan surahs  that established an integrated ethical system to regulate the behavior of the individual and society. It emphasized the necessity of etiquette with Allah (SWT) and His Messenger (PBUH), and commitment to obedience and not putting oneself forward before the revelation in word or deed. It also stressed verifying news before publishing it to protect society from rumors and injustice, and called for reconciliation between believers with justice when conflict occurs, establishing the principle of faith-based brotherhood. It forbade mockery, defamation, ill suspicion, spying, and backbiting to preserve human dignity and social unity, and approved the principle of human equality, clarifying that superiority is through piety, not lineage or race. It also distinguished between the reality of Iman (faith) and Islam, emphasizing that true faith is what settles in the heart and its effect appears in action. Thus, the surah represents a comprehensive ethical constitution for building a society dominated by justice, respect, and piety.