There is not for man except that [good] for which he strives: The religion, development and economy triangle in Githogoro slum in Kenya

The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between development and Islam established by a Muslim community living in a slum neighborhood called Githogoro in Kenya. As part of the field research on which the study is based, the Islamic community in Githogoro, representatives of Muslim NGOs in Kenya, and representatives of university student clubs were interviewed to understand how their religious beliefs and practices are related to development and development aid. To this end, topics such as the relationship between development and anthropology, development aid in Kenya, the historical process of Kenyan Islam, and the relationship between Islam and capitalism were discussed, and the usefulness of Weberian capitalism analysis for Githogoro Muslims was questioned. In addition, Mary Douglas's group-grid analysis was used for a discussion on how Islamic capitalism is shaped.In this study, development and development aid were evaluated from the perspective of people's social, economic, and religious realities and their perspectives, rather than on a macro-scale conceptual basis, where they are criticized for instrumentalizing neoliberal values. Thus, an approach that highlights the local perspective was adopted to understand the relationship between development and Islam.Keywords: Development Aid, Development Anthropology, Islam and Capitalism, Group-Grid Analysis, Faith and Development.