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to conflict, and humans must material and spiritual
overlook many immoral pleasures pleasures, material pleasures
and temptations to maintain should be sacrificed for
order and peace in society. spiritual and moral pleasures.
(Gharavian, 2001: 45-46) (Ibid: 134)
This is while in heavenly Some verses of the Qur’an
religions such as Islam and explicitly mention that some
among some intellectual pleasures can cause
schools like the Epicureans, imperceptible harm:
Stoics, and Cynics, pleasures “It may be that you dislike
have been moderated and something while it is good
some pleasures have been for you, and it may be that
forbidden. In Islam, some you love something while
pleasures like eating an it is bad for you”. (Qur’an
orphan's property have been 2: 216)
strictly prohibited, while
some others like overeating The Holy Qur’an provides
have been discouraged. examples of the decline of
Pleasure and pain are nations in cultural, ethical,
generally divided into two economic, and political issues
categories: Material and spiritual, caused by indulging in
and since the true personality worldly pleasures; for example,
of humans is in their soul, the people of Lot are
true, lasting, and genuine mentioned as luxurious and
pleasure is spiritual pleasure pleasure-seeking people who
from the perspective of Islam. were engrossed in the pleasures
Therefore, in conflict between and desires of this world.
