The Role of Mosques in Social Sustainability (Case Study: qaen Mosques)

The mosque as the first and most important social institution of Muslims has many duties and functions, in addition to the most important function of worship, there are educational, social and cultural activities in it. Due to the supply of various religious and social functions and activities, the mosque has the ability to strengthen social interactions and expand the functional networks and increase social capacities. The purpose of this research is investigating the role of mosques in the social sustainability of the Qaen city. In this research, the role of the mosque in relation to social sustainability from the standpoint of justice, participation, awareness and social solidarity, and quality of life has been investigated. The overall research approach is a type of quantitative research, and in terms of data collection method, is based on library and field data. In order to distribute the questionnaire, a sample of 100 people was examined. A simple random sampling method has used to distributing the questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics indices such as frequency distribution and inferential statistical tests such as single sample T-test, Chi-square and Friedman. In general, the results indicate that the mosques in Qaen city have promoted quality of life, have improved justice, and have increased participation among the people. Also, the results showed that the mosques in Qaen city did not affect the promotion of public awareness and social solidarity.