RT Article
T1 HAPPINESS AND THE ATTAINMENT OF HAPPINESS: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
JF Journal of law and religion
VO 29
IS 1
SP 76
OP 91
A1 Naṣr, Ḥusain 1933-
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/182134801X
AB Happiness is a universal concept and experience that cuts across cultures and religions. Nonetheless, the particular manifestations and descriptions of happiness are culturally informed and contextualized. This essay explores the concepts of happiness and the pursuit of happiness in Islamic thought, arguing that the pursuit of happiness is envisaged differently in Islamic thought. Rather than the more transient forms of happiness celebrated in modern, secularized or hedonistic cultures, the pursuit of happiness in Islamic thought is concerned above all with the attainment of enduring happiness.
K1 Islam
K1 Islamic wisdom tradition
K1 Qur’ān
K1 Happiness
K1 Ḥadīth
DO 10.1017/jlr.2013.18