Moderation in Islam
Template:Short description Template:Usul al-fiqh Template:DMCA In Islam, wasat (moderation) is one of the most basic terms and deliberately used topics. In the sense of shariah, it is a central characteristic of Islamic creed and has been used from the very beginning of Islam. It refers to a justly balanced way of life, avoiding extremes and experiencing things in moderation.[1][2][3]
Etymology
Wasat, also called wasatiyyah (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the Arabic word for best, middle, centered, balanced, middle way or moderation[1] in the Islamic context, meanwhile Qasd and Iqtisad are other terms for moderation in Islam, which mean "right way," "middle way," and "honest, truthful way."[1]
In scripture
In Quran
As Wasat
Bangladeshi Islamic scholar Abdul Hi Muhammad Saifullah and Nouman Ali Khan said, there are 286 verses in Surah Baqarah of the Quran, it is 143 if divided by 2, Surah Baqarah verse 143 contains the word moderation (wasat(-an)), which is a miracle of the Quran.[4] Template:Quote
In hadiths
As wasat
In a hadith, Islamic prophet Muhammad is purported as saying that, the meaning of wasat (moderation) in verse 2:143 of Quran is adl (justice).
As sadad, qasd or iqtisad, and ittidal
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kamali, Mohammad Hashim (2015). The Middle Path of Moderation in Islam: The Qurʼānic Principle of Wasaṭiyyah. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190226831.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moderation in Islam: In the Contex[t] of Muslim Community in Singapore : a Compilation of Working Papers Presented in the PERGAS Ulama Convention 2003, Held on 13th and 14th September 2003, which Carried the Theme of Moderation in Islam. PERGAS. 2004. ISBN 9789810510329.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hashem, Ahmad Omar (1999). Moderation in Islam. United Printing Publishing and Distributing. p. 177.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Middle Nation : Linguistic Miracles of Quran". FreeQuranEducation YouTube Page. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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