Explaining Ontological Bases of Sexual Morality According to Islam

Today, clear understanding of sexual instinct has gained great importance. This has led to the development of many discourses in this domain. If we do not exhibit the Islamic discourse on sexual instinct as opposed to current discourses, the discourses of others will reflect their views on our society and cause a kind of value conflict among youth, family and society. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate Islamic sexual morality from various aspects. Accordingly, the present paper explains the ontological bases of sexual morals in Islam. The research uses a descriptive-analytical method.Some of the principles of sexual morals in Islam are: sacredness, knowledge of the limits, satisfaction, wisdom, device, purity and chastity, immunity, purposefulness, sexual appeal and conformity.