Cultural and Civilizational Functions of Considering the Society as Family from the Perspective of the Holy Quran

The title is a research paper by Mohammad Mustafa Asaadi published in “Journal of Islamic History and Civilization”, Volume 12, Issue 42 (spring 2021). The following is an excerpt from its abstract.

Islamic civilization and Islamic culture

The objectification of Islamic civilization in the contemporary world is based on the practical perception of Islamic culture from the original Islamic sources, including the book of revelation.

Main question of the research

The main question of this research is that in the Holy Qur'an, the use of family terms such as fatherhood, motherhood, brotherhood, sisterhood and childhood in religious, social and historical issues of different societies, are based on what functions in the field of culture and civilization?

Method

Using the method of in-text and out-of-text interpretation and by referring to the Qur'an, it was revealed that considering the society as a family is a discourse in the Qur'an under the policy of cultural and civilizational exaltation of the Islamic Ummah and its functions have been to pay attention to the historical identity, solidarity, cooperation and social resilience, reform of subcultures and confrontation with countercultures in a religious and non-religious society.

Conclusion

As a result, it was found that this idea has been used in three types of attitudes, tendencies and behaviors of the religious and non-religious communities and has been considered in relation to the past of history, the contemporary world and the end of history.