The importance Prophet Muhammed attributed to the concept of altruism in the context of bringing up virtuous human beings.
The concept of altruism is one which Prophet Muhammed demonstrated to his followers in his own living. Being connected with the concepts of generosity and emphaty, the concept of altruism is emphasized both in Hadith collections and in Holy Kur’an. As an important feature of being virtuous human being the most delightful demonstration of this concept was enjoyed in the events of Ashab-ı Suffa ( Suffa togetherness) and brothership taking place in Madina. This concept is elaborated here appealing to the evidence found in Hadith collections with reference to Prophet Muhammed. Keywords Altruism, Virtue, Generosity, Emphaty, Toleration
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