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M.A of Quranic Sciences and Hadith of Yazd University
Abstract
Homeland is an issue that has been considered by nearly all human beings and it has been of importance and reverence in revealed religions especially in religion Islam. In Islamic thought there is a kind of advice to Muslims to love their homeland and it is said that the love in question is a natural tendency that Almighty God has formed His creatures in such a way to love their homeland.
In Islam this tendency toward the place of birth of creatures has been considered. Accordingly it is said that human beings are not allowed to leave their homeland except in special conditions. According to Muslim thinkers to love your homeland is legitimate and it is shown by many verses and Hadiths. The present paper studies loving homeland in Islam.
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