Bahagia dalam Perspektif al-Ghazali

Abstract

The standard of person's happiness is vary. The West considers material capacity is ‎ considered as a sign that someone is happy. But precisely, such a standard will be ‎ different if looked at from Islamic worldview. Happiness is not measured by materials by ‎ by its closeness to the Creator of happiness itself. This paper examines the strategy for ‎ gaining happiness and its model based on perspective of al-Ghazali. Through an ‎ analytical descriptive method, this study found important conclusions they are, first, there ‎ are groups of people commit immoral acts such as corruption, collusion and so on; ‎ believing in that their activities are able to lead to happiness. Whereas the true happiness ‎ according to al-Ghazali is not as such, but happiness is a condition when someone is ‎ adept to reach the level of Ma'rifatullah. Second, a method to achieve the ma'rifah al-nafs ‎ is one way. It is able to be be achieved by contemplating the goal of man’s creation ‎ altogether with their duties and obligations and other questions related to the nature of ‎ human existence. ‎