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Pleasure from the Perspective of… A. Ghanbarian & A. Asgari Yazdi (133
pleasures are permissible, and adjusting their intentions and
some are forbidden. interests accordingly.
In the Qur’anic worldview, The similarities between
in addition to the world, the the verses of the Qur’an and
realm of the soul and the Bentam about pleasure are:
Hereafter also exist. As a 1. In both perspectives the
result of these three worlds, discussion of pleasure is
the pleasures mentioned in the important and emphasis is
Qur’an are divided into three placed on its stimulating
categories: Worldly, Soulful, aspect of action.
and Eternal. In general, the
degree to which humans 2. In both perspectives,
psychological hedonism has
enjoy the pleasures of the
second and third categories been confirmed. It means that
depends on their avoidance of there is joy in all human beings.
forbidden worldly pleasures. 3. Both pleasure and pain
With this definition, have been used to encourage
Bentham's compatible and and stimulate human beings.
incompatible opinions concerning Bentham has given importance
the Qur’anic verses were to these two categories to
explained and analyzed, and increase happiness in the
some Qur’anic verses were individual and society and to
cited, it was found that by prevent crime and crime. In
explaining useful and the verses of the Qur’an, in
appropriate pleasures, individuals addition to the abovementioned
strive to achieve them and points, the aspects of
