Social Cohesion

Social Cohesion

by abdullaH faraaz

​SOCIAL COHESION...

Open Ended

What do you think social cohesion means?

​What is social cohesion?

Group cohesiveness arises when bonds link members of a social group to one another and to the group as a whole. Members of strongly cohesive groups are more inclined to participate readily and to stay with the group.

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Cohesion can be more specifically defined as the tendency for a group to be in unity while working towards a goal.

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​Cohesion brings communities together and helps each member of the society.

Open Ended

By your understanding what does this mean?

​The meaning of the hadith...

​It means that our fate is never known to us. Anything can change at any point of time in life.

​We should always help people even though they haven't done anything to us

​SOCIAL COHESION IN ISLAM...

If one were to ask many today as to what the strongest bond there could be among people, most of them would probably answer something like blood relationship, ethnic origin, nationality, and so forth.  The Quran shows that these types of bonds are not that strong if the foundation behind them is weak.  In the Quran, God gives the examples of Cain and Abel, who were two brothers yet one killed the other, as well as the example of the brethren of Joseph, who cast Joseph into a well.  Those were all blood relatives; however, they put this world above their relationship with others.  Such is occurring today throughout the world.  The ties between the people are subservient to their desires, goals, and wants of this world.  Many individuals are quickly and easily willing to sell out their kith and kin to get ahead in this world or to get something they want in this world.

All of this demonstrates one thing: When the ties between people are based on worldly considerations, even if they are originally blood ties, then those ties are given up when the worldly considerations so demand them to be given up.   Hence, those are not the strongest ties that can be built among people.  The strongest ties that can be achieved between people are the ties of Islam and true faith.  These are the bonds forged between people that are solely the result of their belief in God and their love for God.  This was pointed out by God in the Quran when God stated:

“And He has united their (believers’) hearts.  If you had spent all that is on the earth, you could not have united their hearts, but God has united them.  Certainly, He is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” (Quran 8:63

Multiple Choice

Is social cohesion beneficial to society?

• Yes

• No

​Other types of Social Cohesion.

Multiple Select

Good deeds you can do towards your parents?

• Helping Parents in household chores

• Not switching off the television when your parents tell you to.

• Telling truth to your parents