Is religion the source of morality?

Question

Is religion the source of morality?

Answer 1

Allah has created the human soul And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and what is right for it.

Religion is just a guide for people from Allah to remember the true path when they lose their way.

Ash-Shams       سُوۡرَةُ الشّمس

وَنَفۡسٍ۬ وَمَا سَوَّٮٰهَا (٧) فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَٮٰهَا (٨) قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّٮٰهَا (٩) وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّٮٰهَا

And a soul and Him Who perfected it (7) And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it. (8) He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, (9) And he is indeed a failure who corrupts it. (10)

Answer 2

In my opinion, No, Religion may preach morality but does not necessarily bring it

Answer 3

NO, and YES, I think there is many good things God created in every human since the birth, and there are things which we learn from religions,

So, Religion is ONE of the sources of Morality.

Answer 4

no. there are many peoples before the birth of religion who spoke proverbs that reflect the concept of good and bad, right and wrong, etc

Answer 5

Absolutely, what other source could there be?  If people simply followed their nafs (low desires) there would be only survival of the strongest by oppressing the rest....which is sadly to a certain extent what we see anyways...but religion (Islam) teaches us to rise above what we desire for the greater good and obedience to our Creator....as HE (swt) knows best.

Answer 6

for me it is,because islam is a total way of life,not just a religion defining how to worship God..

as a muslim i should follow islam in how a muslim should say and do through out his day and i have the  greatest example to follow which is the prophet Mohammed(pbuh)...

Answer 7

I think religion is A source of morality but I have met people without religion who are full of morals and scruples as well as honor. People search for the thing that brings the best out in  them, for some it's religion but there are other things as well. It's important to say that upbringing and the way a child is raised plays a big role in whether a person will have morality or not.