The Impact of Vices on the Individual's Life - Surah Sad as a Model

Abstract

This research addresses a highly significant topic in Quranic and ethical studies: the impact of vices on the life of a Muslim individual. It has taken Surah Sad in the Holy Quran as an applied model for analyzing these effects and demonstrating the extent of their danger to the individual and society.
The research is based on the belief that the Holy Quran is the fundamental source of guidance and comprehensive reform for human life, and that the subjects of virtues and vices constitute a crucial axis in this Holy Book. This study seeks to achieve a set of objectives, most notably serving the Holy Quran by elucidating its methodology in urging virtues and warning against vices, and demonstrating the paramount importance of this methodology in achieving the individual's happiness and salvation in this world and the hereafter.
The research aims to clarify the negative impact of vices on the contemplation and understanding of Allah's words, and how they obscure insight and increase the hardness of the heart. It also highlights the society's need to abandon vices as a primary step in reforming the Muslim community and restoring its standing among nations. Furthermore, it emphasizes that Islam is a religion that calls for the adoption of virtues and the avoidance of vices, and explains the evils of vices that distance their possessor from the mercy of Allah.
To achieve these objectives, the research analyzed Surah Sad, which is considered a Meccan Surah revealed to strengthen the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and to refute the polytheists of Quraysh. It addressed the principles of creed, the stories of the prophets, and the description of Paradise and Hellfire. The focus was placed on specific examples of vices mentioned in the Surah and the explanation of their effects on the individual.