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Vol.1 Issue 24, October 2020
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Morals and The
Fates of Nations

Rehab Magdy Esraa Magdy

Morals are among the essentials for the survival of nations, as they
Have you ever asked about the root cause of the most important thing
are an indication of the continuation of any nation or its collapse. A
we are suffering from in crises this time
nation whose morals collapse is about to collapse.
The answer is yes, you ask yourself every day about the reason for
If you want to eliminate any nation, you must first destroy its morals,
our daily or social problems.
and here is solid scientific and historical evidence that moral
I do not mean to prolong you, but I do mean by this saying that m y
corruption was a major and fundamental cause of the collapse of
views are at a fundamental issue that is closely related to all of the
nations and their loss.
events and repercussions we suffer, namely, the issue of moral
Ibn Khaldoun says, “If God permits the king ’s extinction from a
values. It works on collapsing, as it governs societies within certain
nation, he will compel them to commit sins, to impersonate vices,
limits. It is an integrated body from which actions come out easily
and to walk their way. ” This is what happened in Andalusia and led
without thinking and They are the rules and principles that regulate
to his loss.
human behavior. From the foregoing it becomes clear that the most important factor in
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fall
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of
Andalusia
Let us return to reality ....... it is not hidden from us all the
moral corruption, including selfishness, self-love, imitation of the
phenomenon that invaded the modern world and the era of Western
enemy and their imitation, immorality and others among the people
enlightenment until our days in which the world began the scene of a
of Andalusia to you ..... that the issue of our exit from Andalusia was
real revolution in the ethical field, and to say so, this phenomenon by
not a story of a strong enemy that defeated us as much as it was a
its reliance on reason, freedom and individualism was destroyed The
story Our defeat in front of ourselves.
foundations of the moral order for the traditional societies that we are
But let us pose an interrogative question about whether moral values
familiar with.
such as honesty, tolerance, magnanimity, etc., change with the
The conversation goes on and on, and the matter is no longer easy.
change of time and place
The catastrophe that it suffers is the difficulty of controlling the
The answer ..... Let us deduce it together. The morals of any people
thinking of the younger generations who wish to be free from all the
in any era of humanity are not distinguished or changed, they are
restrictions that surround them..
fixed and solid as humanity brought them, but let us realize what is
happening now, as the change in moral values that we are suffering
Not only that, but someone who does something different to morals
today is the result of economic, political and cultural conditions
has become proud of him, so we often see the bribe being proud of
Certain.
being a bribe and that in return for money he will easily accomplish
his work, and the bully who does not respect and mock others, but
In conclusion, I say that if the crisis of values is not returned to
also mock the right observant person and ... and ... But if I had to en d
frameworks in which the values of the individual, society and the
with this saying something like a void, then I would say that if things
state are determined, then the next change will be comprehensive and
remain in these conditions, the viable revival will go in directions
will take us to impassable and impassable paths, and I ask here a
completely different to our dreams and our social and ethical goals,
question: Will you be patient in adhering to the highest morals
so we are threatened that we will be stripped of the cultural and
despite the corruption of some of those around you, or will you
moral foundations and we will get lost.
indulge and melt?
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