Islam and Social Work: A Cultural Competency and Source for Social Work Practitioners

Social work emphasis on the importance of understanding

client’s worldview for effective intervention. While practicing

social work with different religious groups or communities it is

significance of religious diversity for social work. For a believer

a religion is a source for intervention. The social workers may

identify those resources available through the religious

communities. While working with minority communities such as

Muslim. The social worker should integrate social work methods,

Islamic problems solving, and human growth practice. The social

workers must be aware about different levels of religiosity and

acculturation within the Muslim community. He should be very

familiar with the religious aspects such as Quran, Hadith, Shariat

etc which are main aspects of Islam and having its impact on the

followers. Moreover, the social workers need to be aware of the

various challenges and problems of the Muslim community facing

and search its solution in their religion. Therefore, the social

worker must understand their worldview. In this article, we try

link specific aspects of Islamic teachings to social work.