Open AccessImportance of Secrecy (Keeping Things Secret) In Islam A Research Review
Author(s) -
Muhammad Amin,
Muhammad Saeed Shafiq
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
fahm-i islām
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-0031
pISSN - 2664-0023
DOI - 10.37605/fahm-i-islam.1.2.7
Subject(s) - islam , secrecy , plural , arabic , computer security , law , internet privacy , political science , computer science , philosophy , theology , linguistics
Trust has different forms in Islam, including faithfulness in keeping people’s secrets.Secret is called "SER" in Arabic, the plural of which is "Asrar". Keeping secrets or "Asrar" has been made obligatory by Islam for each and every Muslim. Allah Says: "Fulfill the assurances/promises made with people, indeed you will be asked about that (promise)". This is considered so important in Islam’s view that disclosing a person’s secret is considered as one of the capital sins. There are so many points being very important have been discussed in the article under reference in detail to make a beneficial document for all and sundry who want to further investigate this issue.