پژوهش نامه معارف قرآنی (Jan 2014)
Reinforcing the Family in the Islamic Culture
Abstract
Family, always, everywhere and in all human societies, has been considered as the basic social institution and community infrastructure and the source of culture, civilization and human history. Addressing this fundamental and sacred structure, and supporting and guiding it towards its rightful place, has always modified the large family of humans, whereas human negligence regarding this concept leads humans away from real life and results in falling into ruin and destruction. People affect each other in their lives, in a family, both parents and children are effective in shaping each other’s characters and temperaments. The social environment, community, media, press and all members present at the scene of the community in relation to the individual have an effect on the development of one’s mood and character. In short, this flow is evident in all aspects of human life, however, it may be concealed in many cases. Many factors contribute to the vitality of family bonds, the most important of which are discussed in this paper; Suitable familial relations, discipline, the spirit of counseling, patience and persistence in life, forgiveness, the rule of honesty in the family, avoiding suspicion, the pest of envy, confidentiality and loyalty, peace and opposition of arrogance, patience, fear of divine retribution, avoiding extremes, humility, avoiding waste and kindness to parents, are all factors which reinforce families. This paper reviews the factors strengthening the family in Islamic culture, using resources of Islam and Islamic scholars.
