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Volunteerism from Islamic perspective

Volunteerism is a great virtue that is grounded in the teachings of both revealed and non-revealed religions and in all cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been spending time and money to help others without any expectation of compensation. All Prophets were volunteers and they emphatically...

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Main Author: Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
English
Published: 2011
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BP173.2 Sources of Islam
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/1/LIST_OF_PRESENTERS_~_INCoH_2011.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/2/Kabuye_Uthman_Sulaiman.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.66242015-05-07T15:40:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/ Volunteerism from Islamic perspective Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman BP173.2 Sources of Islam Volunteerism is a great virtue that is grounded in the teachings of both revealed and non-revealed religions and in all cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been spending time and money to help others without any expectation of compensation. All Prophets were volunteers and they emphatically stressed the need for volunteerism. Billions of hours are devoted to volunteer activities and some world leaders have also called upon their subjects to volunteer their time and money to help others. The aim of this work is to highlight the concept of volunteerism from the Islamic perspective. No religion or law gives volunteerism as much importance as Islam does. Islam encourages its followers to voluntarily share their time, wealth, knowledge and acts of kindness with others. The work is divided into two sections dealing with discussions on the meaning of volunteerism, its different forms and ethics. 2011-06 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/1/LIST_OF_PRESENTERS_~_INCoH_2011.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/2/Kabuye_Uthman_Sulaiman.pdf Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman (2011) Volunteerism from Islamic perspective. In: International Conference on Humanities, 14-16 June 2011, Parkroyal Penang Resort. (Unpublished)
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Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman
Volunteerism from Islamic perspective
description Volunteerism is a great virtue that is grounded in the teachings of both revealed and non-revealed religions and in all cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been spending time and money to help others without any expectation of compensation. All Prophets were volunteers and they emphatically stressed the need for volunteerism. Billions of hours are devoted to volunteer activities and some world leaders have also called upon their subjects to volunteer their time and money to help others. The aim of this work is to highlight the concept of volunteerism from the Islamic perspective. No religion or law gives volunteerism as much importance as Islam does. Islam encourages its followers to voluntarily share their time, wealth, knowledge and acts of kindness with others. The work is divided into two sections dealing with discussions on the meaning of volunteerism, its different forms and ethics.
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author Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman
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title Volunteerism from Islamic perspective
title_short Volunteerism from Islamic perspective
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title_fullStr Volunteerism from Islamic perspective
title_full_unstemmed Volunteerism from Islamic perspective
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publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/1/LIST_OF_PRESENTERS_~_INCoH_2011.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/2/Kabuye_Uthman_Sulaiman.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6624/
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