Abstract

The article is devoted to the classification and interpretation of ethical concepts in the views of Imam Ali. In it, opinions about desires, soul, perception of morals, manners, child-rearing and soul-rearing, good and bad habits are presented in a sequential manner. The purpose of this article is to examine and interpret the main aspects of ethical concepts in the views of Imam Ali. For the first time, the following main ideas of the thinker are consistently analyzed. Imam Ali explained that a person's morality depends on their desires. He believed that submitting to desires would not lead to goodness, therefore he did not approve of desires. He spoke about protecting desires from evil and believed that the motivation for this is the performance of good deeds. Imam Ali spoke about wealth and poverty, that is, about the virtues and vices in the souls, and the contentment of the soul. Imam Ali's views on the fact that the perception of manners depends on a person's nature are cited. This is explained by the fact that if a person's nature is inclined towards goodness, good morals are formed in them, and if a person's nature is inclined towards evil, bad morals take root in them. He especially emphasized the role of upbringing in the moral development of a person. He called on parents to raise their children from an early age and believed that the best method of raising the soul is piety.  Imam Ali called the pure, that is, good morals, praiseworthy actions and listed them one after another. He also expressed his point of view on some bad habits.

Keywords: Imam Ali, desire, soul, human nature, etiquette, upbringing, good morals, bad morals, inclination towards goodness, piety.