The Effects of Compassion for Relatives as a Social Capital on Unity and Affinity

One of the precious social capitals that is effective on ensuring the healthfulness of the individual and the society is the compassion of individuals for their relatives, which is known as Salah Arham in Islamic teachings. Apart from the fact that having compassion for relatives and paying attention to them naturally solves many problems and helps achieve physical and mental health, there may be some positive spiritual effects resulting from compassion and respect for relatives, which are mostly discussed by religious teachings. Preservation of people's identity, prevention of social crimes and economic poverty, and removal of grudges and social disputes are among the main effects of the compassion for relatives. Observing the rights of relatives essentially leads to empathy, kindness, and unity of the relatives. These effects are liked by God, and bring about other spiritual effects and graces. On the contrary, lack of these qualities will lead to worldly harms and otherworldly punishments. The article at hand relies on Islamic resources and the analytic method to analyze these points.