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Work and family life balance: an Islamic response

The increasing need to finance the modern life has called women to participate in the workforce. The issue of work and family balance arise when married women or traditional mothers also joined the workforce. When working mothers joined the workforce, there is dilemma to create a balance between...

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Main Authors: Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi, Ismail, Yusof
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2010
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BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/22685/1/239-243.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.226852012-04-23T09:10:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22685/ Work and family life balance: an Islamic response Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi Ismail, Yusof BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills The increasing need to finance the modern life has called women to participate in the workforce. The issue of work and family balance arise when married women or traditional mothers also joined the workforce. When working mothers joined the workforce, there is dilemma to create a balance between family obligations and organizational commitments. The work-family balance includes time balance (equal time devoted to work and family), involvement balance (equal involvement in work and family), and satisfaction balance (equal satisfaction with work and family). The study evaluates the concept of work and family life balance from an Islamic perspective. Both working and family life are integral in human’s principal duty, which is to worship Allah (by executing the tasks as servant and vicegerent of Allah on this worldly life). The ultimate aim of life is to gain true happiness (victory/ al falah) in the Hereafter. The study suggests that both institutions (work and family) if submit to the teaching of Islam, can ultimately accomplish the well being of people and society and the pleasure of Allah. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22685/1/239-243.pdf Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi and Ismail, Yusof (2010) Work and family life balance: an Islamic response. In: IIUM Research, Innovation & Invention Exhibition (IRIIE 2010), 26 - 27 January 2010, Kuala Lumpur.
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topic BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills
spellingShingle BP2035 Life skills. Coping skills. Everyday living skills
Mhd. Sarif, Suhaimi
Ismail, Yusof
Work and family life balance: an Islamic response
description The increasing need to finance the modern life has called women to participate in the workforce. The issue of work and family balance arise when married women or traditional mothers also joined the workforce. When working mothers joined the workforce, there is dilemma to create a balance between family obligations and organizational commitments. The work-family balance includes time balance (equal time devoted to work and family), involvement balance (equal involvement in work and family), and satisfaction balance (equal satisfaction with work and family). The study evaluates the concept of work and family life balance from an Islamic perspective. Both working and family life are integral in human’s principal duty, which is to worship Allah (by executing the tasks as servant and vicegerent of Allah on this worldly life). The ultimate aim of life is to gain true happiness (victory/ al falah) in the Hereafter. The study suggests that both institutions (work and family) if submit to the teaching of Islam, can ultimately accomplish the well being of people and society and the pleasure of Allah.
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