Agus Waluyo Nur
STAIN Salatiga Jl. Tentara Pelajar No. 02 Salatiga
aagwal@yahoo.com
The article below traces to find the significance of maslahah to solve Islamic economics problems in the age of globalization. The age of globalization supported by information technologies revolution makes all aspects of human life changes rapidly especially in economic activities. Islamic economic development required ijtihad with respect to the reality. In the context of ijtihad, Islamic economic require to be woke up in the frame of maqasid shariah. Maslahah, as important part of maqasid, need to be placed proportionally. Benefit, maslahah, and benediction (falah) will be reached only if Islamic values and principles are implemented in the economic behavior. Neglecting to one of them will make it cripple. Applycation of economic principles without Islamic values will only give material benefit, while principal execution and value will bear benediction and benefit or maslahah eternity world. Therefore consumer whose applying sufficiency principle in buying goods, will buy goods so that minimum requirement of him fufilled. He will sought to fulfill the requirement without require to look into the availibility of goods to others. On the contrary if only executed principle, hence it will yield earthly benefit.
Keyword: maslahah, falah, utility, Islamic economics