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1. between humans and nature Advocating a harmonious balance Islam & the Environment 22 Slides including Covers More On Islam Briefcast

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

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

4. Islamic Approach to the Environment Creation & Ownership Humans and Environment Proactive Care Preservation& Protection Islam describes the environment and teaches us that it has been created by Allah Islam prescribes how humanity should use the environment Islamic teachings are meant to take proactive care of the environment Islam’s guidance form the principles of Environmental Protection Prophet’s Example ( pbuh ) Environmentalism has been taught and demonstrated by the Prophet (pbuh)

5. 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)

6. 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) HUMANS FLORA ANIMALS BIRDS FORESTS MOUNTAINS

7. Diversity of Flora "He Who has, …. sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others. (Quran 20:53)

8. For the use of humanity “ Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are s igns 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)

9. Proactive Care of the Environment According to Francesca De Chatel, a Netherlands-based anthropologist : Muhammad’s Environmentalism Proactive “ And yet a closer reading of the Hadith, the body of work that recounts significant events in Muhammad's (pbuh) life, reveals that he was a staunch advocate of environmental protection .” (pbuh) “ One could say he (Muhammad) was an "environmentalist before his time," a pioneer in the domain of conservation, sustainable development, and resource management , and one who constantly sought to maintain a harmonious balance between man and nature”. Francesca De Chatel’s Observation (pbuh) Guidance on the environment given 1400 Years Ago

10. Recent Initiatives for environmental protection 1992 1975 Stockholm Rio Earth Summit 1987 Earth Summit UN Report MD Goals 2000 Kyoto Protocol 2005 2007 IPCC Paris

11. Principles of Environmental Protection Humans are accountable for their deeds. Humans are permitted to utilize the environment without wasting and causing harm. Ownership of all things with Allah, the Creator and Sustainer. Humans are vicegerents (representatives) on earth. 1 2 3 4

12. Afforestation and Wasteland enrichment “ Whoever brings dead land to life, that is, cultivates wasteland, for him is a reward therein.” Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh) Waste land cultivation Dry land cultivation More Guidelines Additional Information Click here “ Whoever plants trees, Allah will give him reward to the extent of their fruit” Land preservation Nature Reserves Planting of Trees Wildlife Sanctuaries Protected Zones

15. Protection of Fauna Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh) “ All creatures of Allah form the family of Allah and he is the best loved of Allah who loves best His creatures” Showing mercy to birds and animals  Killing animal for mere sport x Making animals fight each other for sport x Stoning Animals & Birds x Mistreatment x Feeding properly  Freedom Imprisonment x  Good Health  Supplication for animals 

16. Conservation of water “ 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) Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh) Water- Shared Resource Prohibition of pollution of water bodies Prohibition of wastage No disruption to ecological balance Water-Basis of Life Sensible Usage More Guidelines Additional Information Click here

19. Irrational Consumption - The Vicious Cycle Buy more, Spend more Consumers Pressure on Earners/Investors to earn more Pressure on Business to profit more every quarter Irresponsible Business- Produce More, Market More Result: More Greenhouse gas emissions, More Global Warming, More Environmental Problems

20. Responsible Business, Sustainable Consumption Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh) Prohibition of greed Prohibition of wastage Prohibition of dishonesty Balanced Spending Prohibition of Lying Prohibition of hiding any defect in products and services

21. 360 0 Environmentalism Environment is not limited to the natural environment! It’s also the social , moral , economic and political environment that needs to be clean and free of corruption. As in the case of natural environment, Islam provides guidance and shows the way in all spheres of human life.