Character and Ethics
Social Relationships
Humans are social beings, created to live in families, communities, and nations. Islam offers clear guidance on how to build, maintain, and repair relationships in a way that reflects divine mercy, justice, and mutual responsibility.
Humans are social beings, created to live in families, communities, and nations. Islam offers clear guidance on how to build, maintain, and repair relationships in a way that reflects divine mercy, justice, and mutual responsibility.
This course explores the ethics, rights, and emotional depth of social relationships in Islam: from friendships and family ties to neighborly conduct and online interaction. It teaches learners how to navigate love, disagreement, trust, and support within the framework of Islamic teachings and emotional intelligence.
Social relationships are not distractions from our faith: they are a means of worship, an opportunity to reflect Allah’s names in how we treat others.
Outline: the course plan comes from our founder's curriculum, and lessons are being written and reviewed. Module, unit, and lesson titles appear here once scholars have reviewed a level.
Levels
Level 1: Relationships Are a Reflection of Faith
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This level introduces the foundational idea that every interaction, whether with family, friends, neighbors, or strangers, is a form of worship.
5 modules, 25 units, 75 lesson titles planned. 1 unit is held for review.
Level 2: Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities
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In Islam, relationships come with clear guidelines, not just emotional bonds, but sacred responsibilities. Every person you interact with has rights over you, and fulfilling those rights is part of your faith.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned.
Level 3: Trust, Loyalty, and Keeping Your Word
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Trust is the foundation of every meaningful relationship. In Islam, being trustworthy (ameen) is not just a good trait: it is a defining quality of a true believer, and one of the most praised traits of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned.
Level 4: Friendship in Islam
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
This level explores the qualities of a righteous friend, the rights and responsibilities within friendship, and how to choose, maintain, and sometimes let go of friendships with adab.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned. 1 unit is held for review.
Level 5: Family Ties and the Circle of Kinship
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
This level focuses on honoring, maintaining, and healing family ties, even when they are challenging. Islam acknowledges the complexity of families, but still calls believers to uphold connection, show mercy, and act with ihsan (excellence).
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned. 2 units are held for review.
Level 6: Navigating Conflict With Grace
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
Conflict is a natural part of human relationships, but how we respond to it reveals our character and our connection to Allah.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned. 1 unit is held for review.
Level 7: Boundaries, Privacy, and Personal Space
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
In a religion that honors the soul, Islam also honors space. Whether physical, emotional, or spiritual: boundaries are not barriers; they are bridges to healthier relationships.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned.
Level 8: Neighborly and Community Relationships
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
This level focuses on the rights of neighbors, how to be a person of value in your local community, and how to support, serve, and include others.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned. 1 unit is held for review.
Level 9: Relationships in the Digital Age
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
Our screens may be digital, but our hearts are still real, and so is our accountability. In today’s world, relationships often begin, grow, or break online.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned.
Level 10: Becoming a Socially Responsible Muslim
Outline only Offered as an elective in the upper grades
A righteous Muslim isn’t just good in private: they’re a force of goodness in society. Islam teaches us to live with purpose, compassion, and responsibility toward the people around us.
6 modules, 30 units, 90 lesson titles planned.