Studying the effect of Principles of utilitarian ethics on improvement andsustainable development of communities from the perspective of Holy Quran

Studying the effect of Principles of utilitarian ethics on improvement andsustainable development of communities from the perspective of Holy QuranAbstractMorality scholars consider all moral virtues originated from the four virtues of"modesty", "courage", "wisdom" and "equity". Based on the data obtained from librarystudies and by using descriptive-analytical method, this article, seeks to study andexplain the role of these principles of utilitarian ethics on improvement and sustainabledevelopment of communities from the perspective of Holy Quran. The results of thisresearch shows that modesty suppress the extravagance and the waste of society capitaland makes the bed for "maximum production and minimum consumption" .And theintellectual and cultural development of humanity is because of the courage of theprophets and their true followers. And the courage of scholars causes the scientific andphilosophical development of society. Also, the economic development of society andthe establishment of justice - as the important indicator of sustainable development - isimpossible without courage virtue. Another result is that the more society is adornedwith wisdom in all its forms, the more it improves and develops, and finally, the virtueof "equity" which is the combination of the other virtues, has an existential relationshipwith the virtue of "piety". And by establishing temperance at the soul facilities itprovides the bases of individual and society improvement and development. Keywords: Quran, morality, sustainable development, improvement, Principles ofutilitarian ethics