MAJOR FORBIDDING ACTS IN ISLAM

If we study the forbidden things in Islam deeply and in detail, we will find that proscribing them is a step taken by Islam to protect humanity from perverse conduct and keep it away from dangers and evils.

Through these injunctions Islam protects man's psyche, body and soul within the individual sphere, and it safeguards other  human relations and community life, within society from the risks of subversion, perversion and decadence.

Ideologically, Islam makes unbelief and distrust in Allah haram. Also, attributing injustice, incarnation and the like, to Allah the Glorious is haram.

Islam also makes haram superstition, charlatanism, blind imitation and anything that enslaves the mind's inquisitive  and creative activity, and prevents a good understanding of life and existence. The relationship between man and Allah remains  firm and binding, as  it is the source of all human conduct and orientation, and it is the stimulus that moves it on the right path.

With regard to man's self, Islam makes haram anything that may lead to pollute man's inner life, kill his conscience and moral intuition, and that which may change his life to total misery and helplessness, and his conduct to an animalistic one devoid of any human feelings. Thus Islam makes malevolence, hatred, despondency, mistrust, etc. haram, in order to uplift the human soul to the highest level of perfection and cleanliness, and to protect and purify it from unhealthy traits and crookedness of conscience.

With  respect to man's body, Islam makes haram all the activities, practices, and actions that are detrimental to health. Therefore, wine-drinking, adultery, eating the flesh of swine, dogs and many other unhealthy animals or for that matter animals killed by strangulation, carrion, and blood are all haram.

When Islam protects man's psyche and his body on  the one hand, it pays due attention to protect the community from crime and harmful practices in the domains of sociology, politics, economy, the judiciary, education and so on. Accordingly, Islam makes haram, oppression, usury, monopoly, cheating, theft, telling lies, backbiting, false witness, cursing, bribery, homicide, gambling, teaching and spreading harmful ideologies and ideas like those made popular through pornographic literature, films and pictures.

By so doing, Islam secures the health of both the individual and the society. Islam rules that carnal sins which constitute the most grave  danger to man and environment are haram. A good look at these sins, and a deep pondering  over them in the light of social experience, scientific research and sound thinking, illustrates to what degree they are dangerous to both the life of the individual and the stability of the society, and so helps one to understand the wisdom behind making these deeds haram in Islam.

It is of a great benefit to cite these prohibited things, which Islam warns Muslims not to commit, as painfully severe punishment is in store for them should they commit  such acts, which if committed, may endanger life and social order.

The following are the main haram things: