The document provides an overview of environmental issues from an Islamic perspective. It discusses how Islam describes humanity as stewards of the environment, created by Allah to live in balance with nature. It outlines Islamic teachings on proactively caring for the environment, preserving resources, and Prophet Muhammad's example of environmentalism. Specific issues covered include conservation, pollution, climate change, wasteful consumption, and business practices.

1. 22 Slides including Covers
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Advocating a harmonious balance
between humans and nature

2. What’s Wrong with the Environment?
Global
Warming Loss of
Bio Diversity
Climate Water
Change Scarcity
Depletion of
Ozone layer
Acid
Toxic Rain
Materials
Destruction
Air
Of forests
Pollution
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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
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4. Islamic Approach to the Environment
Islam describes the environment
Creation &
Ownership and teaches us that it has been
created by Allah
Humans and Islam prescribes how humanity
Environment should use the environment
Proactive Islamic teachings are meant to take
Care proactive care of the environment
Preservation Islam’s guidance form the principles
& Protection of Environmental Protection
Prophet’s (pbuh) Environmentalism has been taught
Example (pbuh)
and demonstrated by the Prophet
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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)
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6. Balanced Creation
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firm, and caused (life) of
every kind to grow on it
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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)
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8. 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)
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9. Proactive Care of the Environment
According to Francesca De Chatel, a Netherlands-based anthropologist :
“And yet a closer reading of
the Hadith, the body of work
Muhammad’s (pbuh) that recounts significant
Environmentalism events in Muhammad's
Proactive (pbuh) life, reveals that he
Guidance on the was a staunch advocate of
environment given 1400 environmental protection.”
Years Ago
(pbuh)
“One could say he (Muhammad) was an
"environmentalist before his time," a pioneer in
Francesca De the domain of conservation, sustainable
Chatel’s
Observation development, and resource management, and
one who constantly sought to maintain a
harmonious balance between man and nature”.
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10. Recent Initiatives for environmental
protection
1975 1987 1992 2000 2005 2007
Stockholm Rio Paris
Earth UN Earth MD Kyoto IPCC
Summit Report Summit Goals Protocol
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11. Principles of Environmental Protection
1
Ownership of all
things with Allah,
the Creator and
Sustainer.
2
Humans are
vicegerents
(representatives)
3 on earth.
Humans are
permitted to utilize
the environment
4 without wasting
Humans are and causing harm.
accountable for
their deeds.
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12. Afforestation and Wasteland enrichment
Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh)
Planting of Trees
Waste land cultivation
“Whoever brings
“Whoever brings
dead land to life,
dead land to life, Dry land cultivation “Whoever plants
“Whoever plants
that is, cultivates
that is, cultivates trees, Allah will give
trees, Allah will give
Land preservation
wasteland, for him
wasteland, for him him reward to the
him reward to the
is a reward
is a reward Nature Reserves extent of their fruit”
extent of their fruit”
therein.”
therein.”
Wildlife Sanctuaries
Protected Zones
Additional
Information
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More Guidelines
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13. (pbuh)
Prophet’s Teachings
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 will also be as almsgiving for him. 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”
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14. Wild life preservation
Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh)
“On migrating to Medina, God’s
Messenger (PBUH) organized the
planting of trees and of date groves.
He made the forests and green
Protected
spaces, conservation areas, where Zone
every sort of living creature lived.
These were called sanctuaries”- Dr.
Ibrahim Ozdemir
“In order to protect land, forests,
and wildlife, Muhammad created
inviolable zones known as
protected and forbidden zones, in
which resources were to be left
untouched”- Francesca De
Chatel
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15. Protection of Fauna
Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh)
Showing mercy
to birds and 
Killing animal for
mere sport x
animals
Making animals
“All creatures of
“All creatures of
Allah form the
Allah form the
Feeding
properly  fight each other x
family of Allah
family of Allah for sport
and he is the best
and he is the best
loved of Allah
loved of Allah
who loves best
who loves best
Freedom
 Stoning Animals
& Birds x
His creatures”
His creatures”
Good Health
 Mistreatment x
Supplication
for animals  Imprisonment x
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16. Conservation of water
Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh)
Water-Basis of Life
“O children of Adam! Sensible Usage
“O children of Adam!
Wear your beautiful
Wear your beautiful Prohibition of wastage
apparel at every time
apparel at every time Water- Shared Resource
and place of prayer;
and place of prayer;
eat and drink, but
eat and drink, but Prohibition of pollution of
waste not by excess,
waste not by excess, water bodies
for God loves not the
for God loves not the No disruption to ecological
wasters” (Quran 6:141)
wasters” (Quran 6:141) balance
Additional
Information
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17. (pbuh)
Prophet’s Teachings
-“Even if you take the ablutions in a
flowing river, do not waste the water”.
-“Excess in the use of water is forbidden,
even if you have the resources of a whole
river”.
-“People are co-owners in three things:
water, fire and pasture”.
- The Prophet (pbuh) prohibited urination
in stagnant water.
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18. Removing and Reducing the causes of
greenhouse emissions
UNEP on
The Kyoto Protocol's
Climate Change major feature is that it
“We need to has mandatory
reduce emissions targets on
greenhouse-gas
of greenhouse
emissions for the
gases, which will world's leading
mean altering economies
how we live and which have
do business.” accepted it.. (UNFCCC)
The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement made under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Countries that ratify this protocol
commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse
gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of
these gases.
Why do our lives and business need change?
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19. Irrational Consumption - The Vicious Cycle
Buy more,
Spend more
Consumers
Irresponsible Pressure on
Business- Earners/Investors
Produce More, to earn more
Market More
Pressure on
Business to profit
more every
quarter
Result: More Greenhouse gas
emissions, More Global Warming,
More Environmental Problems
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20. Responsible Business, Sustainable
Consumption
Guidance and Practice of the Prophet (pbuh)
Balanced Spending
Prohibition of wastage
Prohibition of greed
Prohibition of Lying
Prohibition of dishonesty
Prohibition of hiding any
defect in products and
services
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21. 3600 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.
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22. "Verily, in the creation of the heavens and
the earth, and in the succession of night and
day, there are indeed messages for all who
are endowed with insight" (Quran 3:190)
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