Özet:

The concept of al-Asr al-Saadah (Golden Age) which refers a period in which Prophet Muhammad lived in and has trained his companions and Islam is issued and applied as a religion, means happiness period and an age which people lived in happiness. Social services is a field which includes programs about solving poverty and inequalities which appear in social groups in society, avoiding problems which occur in society because of variable social conditions and developing human resources. It is a field which includes services and programs, organized for ensuring welfare of individual, family and society. Protecting and supporting orphans is the basic activity of social services especially in Turkey. In al-Asr al-Saadah (Golden Age) for orphans who need care and protection there were many activities. There was a protection and maintenance model similar to model of foster family in modern times. However it was more stronger and based on more solid foundations. The model of adoption which is currently applied was also a model in early period of al-Asr al-Saadah (Golden Age) but it was forbidden by the Qur’an. In this study we will compare modern child proection and maintenance models with models of al-Asr al-Saadah (Golden Age), especially model of foster family.

Anahtar Kelimeler: