Yousef Fathi
Abstract
As a social capital, family relationships are important factors in social health and social control. Industrial transformation and individualism have an impact on this relationship so that it is weakened both from the within and from the outside. The rise of social ruptures and generation gaps has also ...
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As a social capital, family relationships are important factors in social health and social control. Industrial transformation and individualism have an impact on this relationship so that it is weakened both from the within and from the outside. The rise of social ruptures and generation gaps has also threatened family identity and put it at risk. This study examines the relationship of family support on three levels: spiritual, social and economic. Many verses in the Quran point out to functions of family support having direct relationship with socialization and social control. From the standpoint of the Holy Quran, all family members are responsible for every single civic and social action. The core of emphasis in Quran is on the “relationships” among family members as an essential element of social capital. Social capital has the largest contribution to social control with a minimum cost. Considering changes in functions and family relationships in today’s world and by citing the opinion of many scholars and Quranic verses, this article concludes that family as an important and basic institution of social life will not disappear, and its fundamental role in the generation of social support will continue.
yousef fathi
Abstract
As relative freedom from dangers and threats, feeling of security imbues the individual with physical and mental peace and plays a vital role in safeguarding the mental and social health of the society. On the contrary, feeling of insecurity, in the form of dangers and threats, agitates the individual ...
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As relative freedom from dangers and threats, feeling of security imbues the individual with physical and mental peace and plays a vital role in safeguarding the mental and social health of the society. On the contrary, feeling of insecurity, in the form of dangers and threats, agitates the individual and, thus, the society. This article is an attempt to investigate the relationship between feeling of security and mental health and vice versa in the Holy Quran. It addresses the questions: Which factors generate feeling of security and, consequently, mental health? Which factors threaten them? The following hypotheses were developed accordingly: Remembrance of Allah in one s beliefs and behavior generates feeling of security and mental health while feeling of weakness, poverty and avoidance of Allah s remembrance all threaten them. This is a documentary research based on the Holy Quran, Qura nic exegeses and some books on psychology. The results indicate that those remembering Allah enjoy mental security, peace and health while those who fail to remember Him suffer from mental insecurity. Avoidance has two meanings in the Quran: Avoidance of the world and avoidance of Allah . Mankind would attain mental security, peace and health through avoidance of the world.
