378 The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences Vol. 6, No. 2, 1989 

Views and Comments 

Islamic Ethics: Concept and Prospect 

The paper is incomplete in its present form. Its discussion about Islamic Ethics 
is superficial. Neither the complexity of theological ethics nor are philosophical 
and juridical ethics admitted anywhere. Moreover, it does not evaluate the 
present status of works on ethics (e.g., Isma'il al Fariiqfs contribution) and 
the scholarship produced by academics like Hourani (J'he Ethics of .m,d Al­
Jabbar). The paper must be expanded with proper discussion about the con­
ceptual difficulties and the Islamic alternative. Certainly there is a need for 
this discussion, but not so superficially. 

Abdulaziz Sachedina 
Professor of Religious Studies 
University of Virginia 
Charlottesville, VA 

"Islamic Ethics: Concept and Prospect" by Abdul Haq Ansari is an article which appeared 
in the American Journal of Islamic SociaJ Sciences, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Sept. 1989).