Everyman is a Christian morality play, written in England, during the 1400s. As expected from a morality play, readers may find a lot of moral values in Everyman from the very beginning till the end of the story.
Everyman is basically a character in the play which represents the average, everyday human in this world. The story begins when God decides that Everyman has become too obsessed with wealth and material beings, been ignoring the religion, and so forth. Hence, other characters such as Death, Goods, Good Deeds, Kinship, etc appear throughout the story to teach Everyman a life-lesson.
From an Islamic perspective, this play is undoubtedly a good one to read. Though it is a Christian morality play, the good, moral values in it can also be adapted in Muslims' lives. Only several parts have to be changed or accepted differently according to Islamic doctrine such as the concept of Original sin of Jesus introduced in this play. Apart from that, other moral values are appropriate to be instilled in a Muslim's daily life. It is all about what every man in this world should observe in order to obtain rewards from God and eventually be among the permanent residents in Heaven. It also teaches every man to be wise in deciding what matters and benefits him most in both worlds. There are things which are mostly liken by every man yet obviously bring no good. In the other hands, there are also things which cause hatred to every man yet they are actually beneficial to them.
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"Verily, Allah (alone) is all-knowing and all-aware." Wassalam.
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