The correlation of cognation relationships with livelihoods and self-improvement with an emphasis on news and sayings from Imam Reza (AS)

Abstract

Visiting relationships is one of the religious customs of a Muslim in Islamic culture. It is one of the most ethical-legal strategies of Islam to self- improvement and strengthens social bonds. With emphasis on the tradition of Imam Reza this article tries to study the relationship of the above mentioned issue with livelihood and self-improvement. According to this, we can say "there is an instant correlation between visiting relationships and self-improvement and livelihoods". The research methodology is descriptive-analysis and attributive that have been conducted using Islamic texts.

Keywords: Imam Reza (AS), visiting relationships, piety, livelihoods, social capital.