Associate Professor, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute.
10.22081/jip.2026.74351.1154
Abstract
This study employs an analytical–descriptive approach to examine the reciprocal relationship between faith and ethics. Initially, the key concepts are defined: ethics is understood as a system grounded in internal dispositions and social norms, while faith is considered in two senses—cognitive belief and trust/reliance. The findings indicate that faith plays a fundamental role in shaping the ethical system. Faith, understood as belief in God, the unseen world, and the hereafter, establishes the ontological and axiological foundations of ethics, directly influencing theories of value, moral principles, motivating factors, and mechanisms of enforcement. Additionally, faith as trust functions as an ethical principle within the framework of servitude ethics. Conversely, ethics fulfills four key roles in relation to faith: 1. Providing a context conducive to accepting faith. 2. Reinforcing and completing faith 3. Serving as a test to evaluate genuine faith, and 4. Manifesting and externally displaying inner faith. The study concludes that the relationship between faith and ethics is interactive and reciprocal, with each reinforcing and actualizing the other.
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