WHEN HAPPINESS FAILS: AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE

In this article, I set forth conceptions of happiness (sa‘ada) from the Islamic tradition, and against this background, I discuss the failure to attain happiness in the modern age. The cumulative Islamic tradition attests to the importance of happiness to faith in God, and to the importance of faith...

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Main Author: Abou El Fadl, Khaled 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 109-123
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Islamic Theology
B Morality
B Modernity
B religious extremism
B Islamic Law
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