Ensuring the much-needed social security for the elderly people is one of the issues of grave concern in modern society. The grave issue of negligence toward elderly people was attributed to a number of factors, including a decline in the awareness level of responsibility among families and members of society. The growing tendency to lead luxurious life and ignoring elders following disintegration of families and degradation of social values is another factor. Studies related to community science showed that the rising percentage of elderly people in our society is one of the serious phenomena in the present age. This underscores the significance of launching a program aimed at inculcating the values of ensuring social security and caring of the elderly people. Easing the burden of poverty and disease of this weaker segment shall be given due prominence. Special care and follow up of the situation of the elderly people shall be undertaken. Plans to address the deteriorating mental health level of the aged will be implemented. There shall also be efforts to carry out studies about rising cases of violence against them, in addition to taking measures to curb all forms of high-handedness against the aged people. Social security cannot be achieved unless there are roots of it embedded in our cultural environment. This cultural base for social security provides us the best justification for giving importance to education for community science. Social security is also closely interlinked with economic security, and hence economic crises produce adverse impact on social security. The experiments of the Asian economic powers showed that the cultural and scientific backup for human resources is a decisive factor in the comprehensive change and development as it focuses on human being and his rehabilitation. This is because the future development is based on strong scientific foundations and extensive knowledge. There is a big hope that more significance shall be given to researches in sociology in the field of social security in general and in the case of the elderly people in particular. It is unfortunate to read some stories about the plight and difficulties faced by the elderly people who are staying at social care homes or similar facilities. These centers have special contact phone numbers in order to serve this section of people. According to the fundamental principles of Islam, members of society are ordered to lend a helping hand and show mercy and compassion to these people. To take care of the elderly people is the social responsibility of the Muslim society. Fortunately, there are several modern facilities and advanced means to take care of the elderly people as well as to reduce the burden of their difficulties.
