An Approach in Clarification of Contentment and Its Role in Eghtesad-e-Moghavemati from the Point of View of the Holy Quran and Traditions

The current research, utilizing the verses of the Holy Quran and Islamic traditions and through a descriptive-analytical method, tends to illustrate the role and position of contentment as one of the most important moral virtues in the policies of Eghtesad-e-Moghavemati from the point of view of Islamic resources and answers the question that what is the standing of contentment in Islamic traditions and how is it related to Eghtesad-e-Moghavemati? The hypothesis of the research is that this moral virtue upon its desirable results can be regarded as an important indicator in the realization of the objectives of Eghtesad-e-Moghavemati. Analyzing the Holy verses and traditions showed that the household, the person, cognition and beliefs are the most important factors in developing and strengthening contentment in the life in which should be realized, will come into good results such as self-containment, happiness, healthy condition of human body and his or her religiosity, virtue and chastity, guidance and salvation. In Eghtesad-e-Moghavemati the most important action is the correction of the consumption pattern of the households. On the other hand, the consumption pattern in Islam is introduced under the name of contentment which has favorable outcomes including God Almighty’s satisfaction, obtaining economic wellbeing, salvation and guidance and healthy condition of body and soul. In addition in the light of economic theory, contentment increases savings and provides sufficient resources to finance investment and boost production and employment in one way, and in the other way by the provision of more resources for the Qardh-al-Hasan contract could cover consumption needs of the low-income classes, and therefore could play an effective role in alleviation of poverty, improvement of income distribution and economic growth and decreasing unemployment rate.