Abstract:
The mosque is a prime Islamic institution to articulate its vision
and carry the engagement in the holistic development of the community as
a community development Centre. The social service works are much
highlighted and encouraged in Islam. The purpose of the study to
investigate the mosque engagement in social works in two areas namely
the welfare programmes and human services. This paper is mainly relied
on the analysis of the data collected from the interview survey
administered among the randomly selected mosque island-wide and field
observation along with the review of the records and documents. The
findings reveal that the mosque engagement in social services is up to the
mark in both areas under the investigation. Moreover, the mosque people
most likely pay attention to the social activities specially during the
difficult time caused by the natural or communal disasters. This paper may
provide the concerned people the idea and information to design the
mosque programme in social works.
