TOWARDS A SOCIETY CONSTRUCTED UPON JUSTICE

The Islamic Community of BiH – its role and significance in social programmes

Abstract

UDK 364:28-78(497.6)

In this article we presented definitions of justice and social justice and discussed the role of the Islamic Community in welfare activities in BiH. The engagement of the Islamic Community in this field is twofold: counselling and corrective on the one hand and direct (directly taking part in welfare programmes) on the other. Counselling and corrective role of the Islamic Community implies systematic activity in the society through constant pointing to social problems and issues and dangers caused by growing social injustice in contemporary BiH society. The Islamic Community within its capacity of social influence recommends justice as it is recommended by the Islamic teachings, thus exercising a kind of a pressure upon public and institutions in charge for the care of the poor categories in the society. This especially by means of concrete instructions given to officials and employees of the Islamic Community in BiH, wherein the Riyasat of the IC of BiH emphasises the care for orphans, shaheeds’ families, families without an income provider, old, sick, handicapped, displaced – promoting thus religious obligation for cooperation and care for each other. The Islamic Community also provides direct aid to socially deprived categories whenever the official instruments responsible for this kind of care fails or are insufficient. In this sense, apart from financial donations it also organizes activities that help to improve financial and living conditions of those BiH citizens considered to be socially – endangered categories.