Oct
20

Environmental Protection in Islam

By Dr. A. Bagader, Dr. A. El-Sabbagh, Dr. M. Al-Glayand, and Dr. M. Samarrai (edited by IslamReligion.com)A General IntroductionGod has created everything in this universe in due proportion and measure both quantitatively and qualitatively. God has declared in the Quran: “Verily, all things have We created by measure” (Quran 54:49) “…Everything to Him is measured.” (Quran 13:8) “And We have produced therein everything ...
Jul
26

Penjagaan Alam Sekitar Islam

Oleh: Al Imam Yusuf Al QaradhawiPENDAHULUANApa erti alam sekitar?Alam sekitar ialah meliputi keseluruhan kawasan yang didiami oleh manusia.Alam sekitar terbahagi kepada dua:1. Kaku ( ciptaan Allah semulajadi ) seperti daratan, bintang dan langit. Dua ciri utama alam kaku ialah:- Berfungsi untuk kegunaan dan memenuhi kehendak manusia. Contohnya Allah menjadikan tanah yang sesuai untuk tanaman. Sekiranya Allah menjadikan ...
Feb
12

The Islamic ruling on Valentine�s Day

IntroductionMany people celebrate Valentine’s Day, which falls on the fourteenth of February every year; they do so by exchanging red rosesand gifts. They also dress up in red clothingand congratulate one another on this occasion. Certain bakeries and confectioners produce special sweets for the occasion which are red in color and have heartsupon them. Other shops advertise goods that are sold exclusively for this event.The questions that therefore arise are: What are the Islamic rulings regarding:1) Celebrating this day?2) Buying from the shops that have these special items which are sold for this event?3) Shop owners who are not celebrating this event selling items that can be used as gifts ...
Feb
8

GAYA HIDUP LESTARI

OlehProf. Datuk Dr. Zaini UjangGurmit Singh – tokoh pencinta alam yang selalu berbasikal, mengusahapertanian organik, pengamal kitar semula barang terpakai dan mempromosipenggunaan tenaga suria - dipilih sebagai pemenang Anugerah PenggunaLestari sempena Hari Pengguna Malaysia pada 26 Julai lalu, anjuranKementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna. Gurmitdipilih kerana komitmennya terhadap gaya hidup dan ...
Jan
20

ISLAM, MUSLIMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: THE MESSAGE FROM JOHANNESBURG 2002

byASMA HASSAN & ZEINOUL ABEDIEN CAJEEIslam and Sustainable Development?That is not a combination one often comes across. What is sustainable development and what does it have to do with Muslims?Well, the answer could be found at the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, where Muslim governments, organisations and individuals participated in varying degrees to promote the Islamic perspective on sustainable development.What is sustainable development?Sustainable development was defined by the Brundtland Report Our Common Future (1987) based on the findings of World Commission on Environment and Development (1983). According to the Brundtland Report sustainable ...
Jan
20

Sustainable Development in Islam

ByDr. Iyad AbumoghliIntroduction:A huge number of verses in Qura’n and several sayings of the Prophet Muhammad indicate the great importance that has been given to environmental concerns and the responsibility of man to the environment. The concept of sustainable development in Islam can be defined as “The balanced and simultaneous realization of consumer welfare, economic efficiency, attainment of social justice, and ecological balance in the framework of a evolutionary knowledge-based, socially interactive model defining the Shuratic process”. The Shuratic process is the consultation or participatory ruling principle of Islam.The over arching principle in the use of nature is derived from ...