Overview of Islamic Ethics

Abstract

This chapter critically evaluates the conceptual, theoretical, and principles of Islamic ethics of workplace and presents various themes and critical discourses that underpin the sections within this chapter. History of business progression over several centuries suggests unprecedented improvements and creativeness during the journey to embark on the current status of scientific modernism. From barter, the only form of business transactions, to the digital economy of the 21st century, from mere farmhouses to today's digitalised multinational corporations (MNCs), from grain economy to internet of things (IoT), the transformation of the business world remained unbelievably overwhelming. Ethics is a subject of diverse views, opinions, and theories. However, the study of Islamic teachings suggests that Islamic ethics are founded on the concept that certain absolute truths apply everywhere. Universal values do transcend cultures to determine what is good or bad and right or wrong.