معرفت اقتصاد اسلامی

One of the newest indicators used to measure community development is the "global happiness index". This index is used to measure the happiness level of people from 7 main indicators such as per capita gross domestic product, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to choose lifestyle, generosity, perception of corruption and comfort. Using an analytical method, this paper deals with a critical investigation of this index with an Islamic approach and assessment of its ability to evaluate the level of happiness in Muslim societies. According to the research findings, the global happiness index is not compatible with Islamic teachings in terms of the definition of the concept of happiness and vitality, and the proposed components. Hence, this index cannot provide a reliable tool for a true image of the level of happiness in Islamic societies and, consequently, their degree of progress. The compilation of an index of happiness in an Islamic approach involves the extraction of Islamic components of happiness, and the presentation of a new composite index to measure it.