The Social Integration Effect of Prayer Worship

Abstract

Religions aim to create a strong bond between members of religions and ensure social integration. Every religion tries to establish a system of beliefs and values among its believers. Believers, united around the system of belief and values, reinforce this unity with religious practices. Religious practices play an important role in social cooperation and solidarity. Like other religions, Islam contributes to social solidarity with its principles of belief and worship. When the practices of the Islamic religion are considered, it can be said that it contains individual and social meanings. While the practices of the Islamic religion aim to create a strong bond between believers and Allah, they also provide integration between among believers. Among religious practices, especially collective worship is effective in uniting believers around the same meaning and feeling. Prayer, which is the most concrete example of the spirit of unity among members of the Islamic religion, is performed collectively five times a day and brings believers together, eliminating all differences. In this study, the social dimension of religion and the understanding of social integration in Islam were evaluated. In this context, prayer worship and the impact of mosques on social integration were discussed under the heading.