Islam and ecology : a bestowed trust

Abstract

Introduction Richard C. Foltz -- Toward an understanding of environmental ethics from a Qur'anic perspective Ibrahim Özdemir -- The universe alive : nature in the Masnavī of Jalal al-Din Rumi L. Clarke -- Fitra : an Islamic model for humans and the environment Saadia Khawar Khan Chishti -- Islam, the contemporary Islamic world, and the environmental crisis Seyyed Hossein Nasr -- Islam and the environment : theory and practice Mawil Izzi Dien -- Islam and ecology : toward retrieval and reconstructon S. Nomanul Haq Peace in Islam : an ecology of the spirit Abdul Aziz Said and Nathan C. Funk -- The basis for a discipline of Islamic environmental law Othman Abd-ar-Rahman Llewellyn -- Islamic environmentalism : a matter of interpretation Richard C. Foltz -- Toward an Islamic ecotheology Kaveh L. Afrasiabi -- Islam, ecology, and modernity : an Islamic critique of the root causes of environmental degradation Fazlun M. Khalid -- The environmental crisis of our time : a Muslim response Yasin Dutton

Islam, Muslim society, and environmental concerns : a development model based on Islam's organic society Hashim Ismail Dockrat -- Ecological justice and human rights for women in Islam Nawal Ammar -- Scientific innovation and al-Mīzān Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz -- Capacity building for sustainable development : the dilemma of Islamization of environmental institutions Safei-Eldin A. Hamed -- Islam, the environment, and family planning : the cases of Egypt and Iran Nancy W. Jabbra and Joseph G. Jabbra -- Ecological journey in Muslim Bengal Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq.0 Islam in Malaysia's planning and development doctrine Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed -- Aga Khan development network : an ethic of sustainable development and social conscience Tazim R. Kassam -- Nature in Islamic urbanism : the garden in practice and in metaphor Attilio Petrucciloi -- From the gardens of the Qur'an to the "gardens" of Lahore James L. Wescoat -- Trees as ancestors : ecofeminism and the poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad Farzaneh Milani

"The environmental crisis falls hardest upon the world's poor, a disproportionate number of whom are Muslims. Islam contains a strong message of social justice, which challenges many of the environmentally destructive development models currently in place. Moreover, the Islamic tradition contains rich sources for environmental ethics, although this dimension has not yet figured prominently in the discourse of contemporary Muslim intellectuals who tend to see environmental issues as symptoms of broader social justice concerns." "The conference on Islam and ecology held at the Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, in 1998 was the first international forum to bring Islamic environmental values to the forefront of discussion. In the Islamic worldview humans are seen as stewards over a creation that belongs ultimately not to humans, but to God. Islamic law provides for levels of environmental protection that exceed in some cases those in contemporary Western legal systems, but throughout the Muslim world these traditions have been replaced or allowed to lapse. Today, however, Muslims everywhere are coming to see the environment as an issue affecting the welfare of all present and future generations, and they are coming with renewed interest to the guidance that Islamic models of stewardship can provide." "Muslims today constitute one-sixth of the world's human population, and Muslim communities are present in virtually every country around the globe. This volume contains a set of essays written by scholars of Islam from a wide range of countries and cultural backgrounds, attesting to the importance of including this major religious tradition in global discussions on environment and sustainability."--BOOK JACKET