Needs for Human Life Circle: The Perspectives of Abraham Maslow and Imam Ghazali

The study aims to explore analytical view on both the Maslow’s and Maqsid al-Shariah perspectives. It observes the suitability of Maslow’s theory and the Islamic guidelines which are to be followed by the people in which they are in needs. This study has been designed as library research with inductive reasoning and qualitative approach. Data have been collected from primary sources (Al-Quran and Sunnah) and secondary sources (logs, books, articles, journals, magazines). Based on content and descriptive approach, this article employed analytical, and critical explanations methods with a literary perspective. The study reveals that Abraham Maslow’s needs theory introduced in 1943 is a significance one among other theories introduced regarding needs and wants. the Maslow’s needs theory prefixes five needs namely physical needs, security needs, love needs, esteem needs and self-actualization needs. However, he tried to include into his needs theory further 3 needs namely aesthetics needs, information needs, and infinity needs due to not completed all human needs. In Islamic perspective, needs are mentioned as Dharuri’at (necessary needs), Hajiy’at (ordinary needs) and Tahseeni’at (additional needs). In terms of implication, this study clealy provides the Islamic perspective that the whole community should follow the Islamic guidelines to reach the God’s love. Further, it discusses both perspective of needs, Muslims can easily move their lives according to the guidelies of Quran and Hadeeth, and it will useful to plan the lives that for which doing priority among the needs, and it contributes to the wider level of literature in the field of needs and wants.