Islam and Ancient Egyptian Morals Shafika Al-Shahawi Radwan. Department of Comparative Jurisprudence, Faculty of Islamic and Arabic Studies for Female Students, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt Email: shafikaradwan@gmail.com Abstract: Egypt is a name sanctified by religions and honored by divine books. Ancient Egyptian morals, upon which the Egyptian civilization was built, are similar to the morals of Islam. Since the beginning of history, the Egyptians have been the first monotheists and there is plenty of evidence of this. Luqman, for instance, says to his son, admonishing him, “O my son! Ascribe no partners unto Allah; to ascribe partners unto Him is a tremendous wrong indeed” (Qur’an, 31:13). The Egyptians were also the first to practice Fasting, Prayer, Zakah, and Haj, and this study contains plenty of evidence that proves this. There was an ethical code governing the beliefs of ancient Egyptians, considered the first human constitution in the world. This document consisted of forty-two principles expressing order and equality in the ancient Egyptian state, including: “I have not stolen, I have not caused others to weep, I have not assaulted anyone, I have not seized anyone's land, I have not enticed another's spouse," among others. There were strict penalties for violating these laws, resembling punishments in Islamic jurisprudence. All of these were referenced in the research in comparison to Islamic law.
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