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There are differences between needs and wants. Needs can be limited as we can say “this is enough for our life”. However, want is unlimited. A classic example, if we can pick the moon and the stars of course sooner or later we want to pick the sun too. As normal human beings will we always think what we want and not what we need.
But would we be sorry if all our wants were satisfied? Yes, we would often be sorry if all our wants were gratified, for tomorrow these current wants will change. Everybody who has ever rubbed the magic lamp realizes the three wishes given to them by Genie Abdul only satisfied their current wants.
Why I’m writing about this? I’m studying the differences between demand curves in conventional and Islamic Economics that relate between needs and wants.
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Assalamua'laikum Dear Azuriy,
It is good to know that you are studying the differences and may be not wrong to also say comparison in demand curves between conventional and Islamic Economics. I believe you could find a lot of advantages in Islamic one (provided that you refer to the right rules applied in it). Well, you know your field better. I make doa, the study you are conducting will benefit our ummah.
...we might not get everything we want in life but be grateful if we got everything we need...
Let thing about this as well,(this is also my experience);..we might get what we WANT if we do more than what we NEED to do (As muslim, don't forget to link it with our belief in Qada' & Qadar). A little bit, it make me understand more, why Rasulullah urged us to do more 'ibadah sunat' beside the routine 'ibadah wajib'.
Well, that is only my thought. Just don't get confused with what I wrote ha3x. Keep smiling Sis. I-lal-li-qa' was-sa-la-mah.
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