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Assalam Alaikum,

You can view the webinar recording of "Volunteerism: An Islamic Perspective" that I conducted for International Open University (IOU) students last week using this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_EYW2JDj8

Below is a brief description of the webinar:

Ever wanted to be a volunteer?

Ever wondered how the sahabas and salaf volunteered?

What is the Islamic perspective on volunteerism?

Did you know there are health and career benefits of volunteering?

Click the link to  learn more about how volunteerism can change your life and how you can make it a part of your lifestyle.

Here are the key things that will be covered in this FREE webinar in sha Allah:

1. What role does volunteerism play in changing the condition of the world we live in?

2. Travel through Islamic History to visit the role volunteerism played across centuries and learn the types and techniques of volunteerism.

3. What are the benefits of volunteerism in the dunya and akhira?

By Muhammad Javed

Abraham Maslow, a social scientist noted that human beings are motivated by a hierarchy of needs. First, humans tend to satisfy these base physical  needs such as food, water, shelter and reproduction that are required for survival. If these base needs are met, then he starts thinking about fulfilling his safety and security needs such as a source of livelihood, resources, security, health and property. If those are met, he wants to socialize and be a part of a family and community to attend to his social needs – the desire to belong and be loved. Within his social network, he or she then tends to seeks self-esteem and recognition from others. Once these needs are met, then he starts seeking self-actualization or reach his/her potential in their unique way.[1]

In Islam, we see that this theory, while affirming parts of it, needs to be modified. Our Creator has informed us that our ultimate purpose is to worship Him and without His remembrance, the soul...