Dakwah dan pengembangan masyarakat Islam: konsep dasar dan arah pengembangan

Human as a member of society cannot be separated from the motivation to progress leading to the occurrence of a change. Growth and development of the society is the most important portion of a change of the. Dakwah of Islam has given number of concepts and basic principles about the development of society in accordance with the instructions of al-Quran and al-Hadith. Community development is basically the process of improving the quality of life through individual, family and society. It is done to gain power in the development of potential and skill, knowledge and resources available to make decisions and take action on their own well-being in accordance with the instructions of Islam. The Islamic Community Development has several interrelated dimensions each other. Failure in one dimension will be very influential to other dimensions. The dimensions include the social, economic, political, cultural, environmental and personal/spiritual. Because of it, it is needed unity, brotherhood, cooperation (ta'awun), community worker (al-'amilun), understand the local culture (ma'rifah) and independence principle. Independence principle is a fundamental principle in the development of society (mas'uliyah), balance (tawazun), holistic (syumuliyah) and based on the creed Islamiyah. By the Islamic principles, the social welfare activists together (Musharaka) can move to a positive change that is permanent and dignified life Hereafter