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A Study on Environmental Issues with Reference to the Qur’an and the Sunna

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Dr. Mohammad Assayed Jamil

Director of the
Department of Environment and
Population Education, The Ministry of Education
Egypt

 Translated by
Dr. Lahcen Haddad

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• Foreword

• Introduction

• Part One : The Concept of Environment from an Islamic Standpoint

  • A. The Concept of Environment

  • B. Components of the Natural Environment System

    • 1. The Earth System

    • 2. The Hydrological System

    • 3. The Atmospheric System

    • 4. The Vital System

  • C. Element of the Cultural Environment

    • 1. The Technological System

    • 2. The Social System

    • 3. The Economic System

    • 4. The Cultural System

* What Are the Causes of Environmental Problems ?

• Second Part : The Miraculous Nature of the Divine Creation of the Environment

  • 1. The Environment is Created with Utmost Care and in a Balanced Manner

  • 2. Allah Protects the Environment through Strong Shields

  • 3. Allah Created the Environment as a Source of Life

  • 4. The Environment is Harnessed to Serve Man, Allah’s Vicegerent on Earth

  • 5. Preserving the Elements of the Ecosystems is an Individual as well as a Collective Duty

  • 6. Preserving the Environment is a Form of Worship

• Third Part : The Attitude of Islam towards some Environmental Problems

  • 1. Air Pollution

  • 2. Water Pollution and Paucity

  • 3. Earth and Soil Pollution

  • 4. Noise Pollution

  • 5. Pollution in the Sea

  • 6. Pollution Caused by Insecticides

  • 7. Food Pollution

  • 8. Depletion of the Ozone Layer

  • 9. Indiscriminate Hunting

  • 10. Indiscriminate Grazing

  • 11. Islam and Natural Reserves

  • 12. Islam and Man’s Innermost Environment

• Sources

• Notes

• References