The role of the family in the society and the relationship between the two by S.R.OWOLABI ATTEMPT Simply put, a family is a group consisting of parents and their children. To some, the family is seen as a collective body of persons, living together in one home, in a permanent and domestic character, under one head or management. In most common use, the word “family” implies father, mother, children and their immediate blood relatives. It is a group of persons who live together and have a shared commitment to a domestic relationship. Essentially, a man and a woman marry to form a family. The society on the other hand, is a community of people, for instance as of a state, nation, or locality, with common cultures, traditions, and interests. It is an association or company of persons usually unincorporated united by mutual consent, to deliberate, determine, and act jointly for a common purpose. Considering the duo of the definitions given above to the two keywords in this question, it is ab initio observed that the major role of the family is to form the composition the society needs i.e. the human resources so as to enhance the achievement of the common purpose of the society. Every individual you see in the society comes from one family or the other and they contribute either positively or otherwise to the progress or development of the society. Furthermore, it has been said that the family is the bedrock of every society; this can be proven by the fact that looking at every part of the world, the society is comprised and made up of families structured by the same or similar patterns. This process is repeated multiple times to form multiple families which forms villages, regions, and eventually countries. Because every society is built up by people from the family with different functions in order to make it survive. These people are ranging from the educators, public personnel, religious leaders, public workers etc. Therefore, the foundation of this entire process is the family. More so, the family keeps the society in continuous existence by procreation and regeneration. This is achieved by the marriage of couples no wonder why the religion of Islam enjoins marriage and strongly abhors celibacy. Procreation of offspring in Islam is seen as a means for