Consumption, Consumerist Tendency From Perspective of Islam, Economic Sociology

 Islam emphasizes the necessity of preserving wealth, securing basic living needs, economic investment, and ensuring the well-being of individuals and those they are responsible for, while maintaining moderation. It allows Muslims to consume within the framework of moderation, prohibiting all forms of extravagance, waste, and indulgence. Consumption has multiple and varied economic, political, and psychological effects, especially social ones, on society. Among the social effects of consumerist tendency are the transformation of wealth and consumption into a dominant value, its dominance over other values, the display of wealth, class gaps, social inequality, and feelings of deprivation, etc.

This article discusses the effects of consumerist tendency in society using the supportive method and content analysis approach from a social perspective. It then studies the consumerist tendency from the perspective of Islamic teachings.