Before revision: Ibn abi Dunya, a 9th-century scholar and tutor to the caliphs, described seven censures (prohibitions against vices) in his writings: Ire Envy Slander Obscenity Intoxicants Instruments of pleasure Epicureanism Although not strictly a religion but a Hellenistic philosophy, Epicurean ethics prescribes a therapeutic approach to the vices with the goal of attaining a life of pleasure with the aid of the virtues.
After revision: Ibn abi Dunya, a 9th-century scholar and tutor to the caliphs, described 6< censures (prohibitions against vices) in his writings: Ire Envy Slander Obscenity Intoxicants Instruments of pleasure Epicureanism Although not strictly a religion but a Hellenistic philosophy, Epicurean ethics prescribes a therapeutic approach to the vices with the goal of attaining a life of pleasure with the aid of the virtues.