Alturism and Social Capital: A Quranic Approach

Social capital is one of the concepts used in the social sciences to describe solidarity and trust in society. The existence of social capital facilitates many social connections. In this article, an attempt is made to discuss the relationship between social capital and altruism. The main question of the article is "How can social capital help strengthen altruism in society?" This article first divides altruism into "cognitive" and "behavioral" levels. Then, an attempt is made to present an Islamic model of social capital that is cognitively related to altruism. The religious model of social capital that increases altruism in society is: "The pervasiveness of social trust based on faith in God, by the norm of passing over what you love and need, in the Brotherhood network." This social capital can spread altruism in society and pave the way for altruism behaviors in society. The research method in this paper is conceptual analysis.