The concept of happiness for Mr. Jamal al-Din Al-Afghani

Abstract

of the research: The research presents the vision of one of the most important Islamic thinkers who had a large and prominent presence in modern and contemporary Arab and Islamic thought, Mr. Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, and his vision of the concept of happiness. Through his intellectual and philosophical writings and letters, he was able to identify the dimensions of this important issue in human life and research its human dimensions. From the perspective of the individual and society, the perception that Al-Afghani presents of the concept of happiness is based first on the value and importance of happiness and that it is a goal. A great humanity that he sought and seeks to obtain, and that religion and reason are essential pillars in understanding and acquiring it, and that it is not limited to a person’s earthly life, but includes his afterlife as well .