A Research Review of Muslim Society and Its Origins and Evolution

Abstract

In the Arabic dictionary, the word "society" is derived from "ashra" and "mashalat", which means to live together. Society is a human unit or a collection of individuals whose needs for life cannot be fulfilled without interconnected and stable social ties. A literal definition of society does not necessarily mean that the members of the society belong to the same race, caste, or religion. Whenever we talk about the history of a society associated with a particular group or religion, we usually associate it with a particular society, such as Muslim society, non-Muslim society, Madani society, Arab society, etc. Muslim society provides us with an unparalleled and welfare-oriented society in which the basic common needs of society are bound by brotherhood and the welfare of the people to improve the ideology of life. Society is the collective life of a large number of human beings in which each individual has to interact with others for their survival, development, achievement of goals, welfare and survival. In this environment from which no individual or human being is exempt, called society, each individual is a part and parcel of the group, community or society in his or her own place. An individual has to depend on other people, that is, society, for his or her needs of life. Society is formed by nature. Society is not created for a limited and specific purpose for a particular group, but is built on the interactions, mixing, and relationships of people living in remote areas of the world.

Keyword: Society, meaning and connotation, scope, types, Muslim society, beginnings and evolution.