This document discusses the key principles of Islam and their implications for social work. It outlines the five pillars of Islam - faith, prayer, charity, fasting and pilgrimage - and explains how they promote self-improvement and community welfare. It also discusses Islamic concepts like unity, vicegerency and moral responsibility that guide the Muslim mindset. The document emphasizes that social work in Islam aims to serve people in need, protect them from harm, and promote justice and benevolence within the framework of Islamic law. It provides guidance from the Quran and hadiths on how Muslims should fulfill their social responsibilities.

1. Munib A. Kahal College Of Social Work and Community Development Western Mindanao State University Zamboanga City

16. ALLAH ALMIGHTY SAYS "It is not righteousness that you turn your faces towards East or West; but it is righteousness to believe in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and the Book and the Messengers; to spend of your substance out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask; and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayers and practice regular charity; to fulfill the contracts which you made; and to be firm and patient in pain (or suffering) and adversity and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the God fearing"(Quran 2: 177). Social Work according to the Quran