A voluntary association of individuals based on the totality
of social relationships is called society.
Arabic Dictionary
Al-Munjad elucidates the concept of society in these words: “Society implies
living together”.
Look at the brief and comprehensive definition given in
Oxford Dictionary:
“The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered
community”
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It is evident from these definitions that society is a
group of people having a sense of voluntary association and identity. All
its members consider themselves an essential part of it. It is a large,
self-sufficient and lifelong kind of group which fills the pressing needs of
its members. Various types of people constitute it which keeps them in mutual
interaction through cooperation, competition and confrontation. They
usually stand committed to the geographical and regional bounds. Society
in a broader way can be called a comity of human beings and in a much
finite sense–a coterie. The word
‘society’ is used to denote both a primitive clan and also a developed urban
populace. Human life has always been a grouped phenomenon, whether a smaller or
larger; organized or disorganized. An organized society is vital not
only for the gratification of human needs, but also for the development and
nurturing of human personality. Ideologies are developed to run some social set
up and society moves on to the course of progress envisaging through these
ideologies.
The Holy Quran and the Social Views:
A society is constituted by individuals. The mutual
association of individuals brings about the propagation of human race. As Allah
(SwT) Said:
O mankind! Fear your Lord Who created you from a single
soul, and He created from the same its mate; and out of the pair, He scattered
in multitude men and woman all over the earth. And fear Allah by Whom you plead
with one another (for your rights) and beware of cutting asunder the ties of
relationship. Verily Allah is a Beholder over you.(Al–Nisa: 1)
O people! Verily We have created you from a male and a
female, and have made you different branches and different tribes,
so that you may recognize one another. Surely the most honored of you in the presence
of Allah is he who is the most pious of you. Surely Allah is the All Knowing,
the All – Aware.
(Al-Hujurat: 13)
And the sky! He it is Who has raised it high and set up the
Balance (of justice)-
That you may not transgress in the balance.
And keep up the weight with justice, and fall not short in
the measure.
(Al-Rehman: 7,8,9)
O you who believe !fear Allah and give up what yet remains
due to you from interest, if you are true believers.
And if you do not do so, then take notice of the declaration
of war from Allah and His Apostle; and if you repent, then yours shall be
your principal sums. Wrong not other and be not wronged yourselves.
(Al-Baqarah: 278,279)
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That is what Satan wants – to sow enmity and hatred among
you by means of wine and gambling, and keep you from the remembrance of Allah
and from prayer. Are you not then going to desist?
(Al- Ma’idah: 91)
And whoso kills a believer intentionally, then his
punishment is Hell; therein shall he abide forever, he shall incur the Wrath of
Allah and He will reject him from His mercy, and He has prepared for him a
grievous torment. (Al-Nisa: 93)
And do not go near adultery, surely it is a great
obscenity. And a most evil
path. (Al-Isra: 32)
Hadith and Social views:
The vices, which Allah (SwT) has warns us against in Quran,
are also indicated in Hadith. These vices cause social deterioration and
disorder.
It was narrated that 'Ubaidullah bin AbiBakr said:
"I heard Anas say: 'The Messenger of Allah [SAW]
said: The major sins are: Associating others with Allah (Shirk), disobeying
one's parents, killing a soul (murder) and speaking falsely.'"( Sunan
an-Nasa'i)
Narrated Abdullah ibnAmribnal-'As:The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) cursed the one who bribes and the one
who takes bribe.( SunanAbiDawud )IbnMas'ud narrated:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
cursed the one who consumed Riba, and the one who charged it, those who
witnessed it, and the one who recorded it." (Jami` at-Tirmidhi)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, "An adulterer, at the time he is committing illegal sexual
intercourse is not a believer; and a person, at the time of drinking an
alcoholic drink is not a believer; and a thief, at the time of stealing,
is not a believer." IbnShihab said: `Abdul Malik bin AbiBakr bin
`Abdur-Rahman bin Al- Harith bin Hisham told me that Abu Bakr used to narrate
that narration to him on the authority of Abu Huraira. He used to add that Abu
Bakr used to mention, besides the above cases, "And he who robs (takes
illegally something by force) while the people are looking at him, is not a
believer at the time he is robbing (taking).(Sahih al-Bukhari)
Hadrat Sulttan Bahoo’s (R.A)social views:
Sultan-ul-Arifeen Hadrat Sultan Bahoo (R.A) is ranked among
those distinctive and illustrious mystics
who, with a view to reform the society, presented unique views which constitute
the base of the human society in its essence. In the context of social
relation, he (R.A) warns us not to develop relations with disloyal because
an individual’s inherent disposition affects the whole society. For example, it
is useless to advise a person who is churlish by nature. Any ameliorative
sermon would fall flat on him. It will be like an act of casting pearl before
swine. To share any epistemic item with such people is like a futile attempt of
sweetening the bitter water. He (R.A) warns:
Hazrat Sultan Bahoo (R.A) says:
Do not accompany treacherous and with slandering
everyone you do not treat Hoo
Even you take Bitter melon to Makah they can never become
sweet Hoo
Raven chicks can never become goose even if pearls you
feed them to eat Hoo
Bitter wells can never be sweetened ‘Bahoo’
even if you add tons of sugar to treat Hoo
(khan,2016)
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