PEMIKIRAN EKONOMI AL-GHAZALI

Abstrak

According to al-Ghazali, the goal of life of a moslem is reach the Allah blessing (ridha)┬áboth in world and the world after. One of the media that facilitate the achievement of the┬ágoal is legal wealth (halal) in economic activities. For al-Ghazali, market is believed to a┬áan evolution of ÔÇ£law of natureÔÇØ, that is, the passion coming from inside of someone to┬áfulfill each otherÔÇÖs economic need. With his evolution theory about money, al -Ghazali┬áexplains that the there have been a shift from barter system to money-based economic┬ásystem. Money, according to him, may bring two possible things to human, good or bad,┬ádepending how individuals use it.