The document discusses environmental issues from an Islamic perspective. It outlines several key points: 1) Islam teaches that the environment was created by Allah for humanity's use, but that humans have a responsibility to preserve and protect it. 2) The Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad emphasize living in balance with nature and avoiding excess or waste. 3) Islamic principles guide that the environment should be conserved through practices like planting trees, protecting wildlife, and conserving water resources.

1. ISLAM AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
BIOLOGY
NADEEM AKHTER Attari
MSc.Biology

2. • For all living organisms appropriate environment is necessary
for life, but now a days environmental condition are not good
enough to meet the requirements.
• Today we will try to learn different aspects of the
environmental changes

3. What’s Wrong with the Environment?
Climate
Change
Depletion of
Ozone layer
Global
Warming Loss of
Bio Diversity
Water
Scarcity
Acid
RainToxic
Materials
Air
Pollution
Destruction
Of forests

4. Other pressing
environmental issues…
Diseases ( e.g. AIDS)
Interference in nature (e.g. Cloning,
Homosexuality, Unnatural feed, Abortion)
 Wastage (e.g. Fireworks)
 Nuclear, biological and chemical weapons

5. Islamic Approach to the
Environment
Creation &
Ownership
Islam describes the environment
and teaches us that it has been
created by Allah
Humans and
Environment
Islam prescribes how humanity
should use the environment
Preservation
& Protection
Islam’s guidance for the principles
of Environmental Protection
Prophet’s
Example
Environmentalism has been taught
and demonstrated by the Prophet

6. Creation of Allah
“Glory to Allah, Who
created in pairs all things
that the earth produces,
as well as their own
(human) kind and (other)
things of which they
have no knowledge.”
(Quran 36:36)

7. Balanced Creation
“And the earth - We have
spread it out wide, and
placed on it mountains
firm, and caused (life) of
every kind to grow on it
in a balanced manner”
(Quran 15:19)

8. DIVERSITY OF FLORA
“HE HO HAS SENT DOWN WATER FROM
THE SKY WITH IT HAVE WE PRODUCE
DIVERSE PAIRS OF PLANT EACH
SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER”(QURAN
20;53)

9. For the use of humanity
“Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle:
verily, in this are signs for men endued with
understanding.” ( Quran 20:54)
“See they not that it is We Who have
created for them among the things which
Our hands have fashioned - cattle, which
are under their dominion?-” (Quran 36:71)

11. Prophet’sTeachings(SalAllahhoAlaiewasallam)
1. “Whoever reclaims and cultivates dry, barren land will be
rewarded by Allah for the act. So long as men and animals benefit
from it He will record it for him as almsgiving.”
2. “If a Muslim plants a tree, that part of its produce consumed by
men will be as almsgiving for him. Any fruit stolen from the tree or
that which the birds eat will also be as almsgiving for him. Any of its
produce which people may eat thus diminishing it, will be as
almsgiving for the Muslims who planted it.”
3. “If a Muslim plants a tree, then whatever is eaten from it by birds is
a charity and whatever is stolen is a charity”

12. Prophet’s(SalAllahhoAlaiewasallam) Teachings
Wild life preservation
• “On migrating to Medina, God’s Messenger (PBUH) organized
the planting of trees and date groves. He made the forests,
green spaces and conservation areas, where every sort of
living creature lived. These were called sanctuaries
“All creature of Allah form the family of Allah loved of Allah
Who loves best His creatures”

13. Conservation of water
• ALLAH SAYS IN HOLY BOOK QURAN
• “O children of Adam! Wear your beautiful apparel at every
time and place of ;prayer; eat and drink, but waste not by
excess, for God loves not the wasters” (Quran 6:141)
• PROPHET ALSO GUIDES US ON THIS ASPECT
• -“Even if you take the ablutions in a flowing river, do not
waste the water”.
• -“Excess in the use of water is also forbidden, even if you
have the resources of a whole river”.