The Survey of the Influence of the Islamic Religiosity on the Formation of the Philanthropic (Community Minded) Culture

With the aim of studying the influence of the Islamic religiosity on the formation of the philanthropic (community minded) culture in the society of Iran, the present note has been arranged. The main question is why and how the Islamic religiosity affects the formation of the community minded culture. The documentary – survey method has been used to collect data and analyze the subject with the tools of taking notes and questionnaires. The analysis and examinations of findings show that Islam with capacity for creating culture based on the ethics and humanitarian norms causes the enhancement of normativity, social trust, effectiveness, responsibility and at the end humane behaviors towards the fellow men (the other people). The findings determine that there is a meaningful and direct relation between the measurement (level) of religiosity and Philanthropy. It means that with increasing or decreasing in the religiosity, the level of Philanthropy increases or decreases. Also, there is relationship between religiosity and the two dimensions of the philanthropic attitude and behavior. According to this, with increasing and developing of the Islamic religiosity, the culture of philanthropy will expand in the world.