Islam Enviro Ethics

Question 1

basics

Answer 1

• guides adherents in daily life
• humans are equal with nature
• earth is endeavouring to maintain a balance
  “to god belongs all that is in the heaven and the earth” quran

Question 2

teachings

Answer 2

• balance
• recognition and harmony
• responsibility
• accountability
• moderation
• harm vs benefit
• nafs (ego)

Question 3

balance

Answer 3

• he created everything in perfect balance and should not be altered
  “all things have been created in proportion and measure”
• everything operates with unified purpose, elements as crucial to function of environment
• adherents must be mindful of keeping balance

Question 4

recognition and harmony

Answer 4

god is recognised in everything in environment
ayat (signs)
praised god for these

“creation of heaven and earth is tester than the creation of mankind” quran

Question 5

responsibility

Answer 5

vice gerency
god gave humans the role of caliph
responsibility to protect and maintain creation
all adherents share the power and have responsibility and actively care (tree planting)
hadith “planting is a charity to those that eat it”
“he has made you vice gerent” quran

Question 6

accountability

Answer 6

all actions are rewarded and punished
day of judgement
accountability

“whoever does an atoms of weight of good or evil will see it”

taught to be accountable

Question 7

moderation

Answer 7

humans should appreciate the blessings of god without going in to excess

as necessary, no exploitation

“even if by glowing river”
“practice moderation, and if you can’t practice it perfectly strive towards it”

Question 8

harm vs benefit

Answer 8

cautioning
links to lifestyles
plastic recycling pollution
consequences

“the averting of harm takes precedence over acquisition of benefits”

Question 9

NAFS

Answer 9

ego and desire
discipline
ecology crisis due to human nafs
overuse of land, desires will never be fully satisfied so discipline
strengthens relationship with god
blessings of creation appreciated and god relationship strengthened

Question 10

ways to practice

Answer 10

- don’t waste 
“do not be wasteful, indeed he does not like waste” Quran
- destroys creations 
- destroys signs of god 
- fails as a role of the caliph
- betrays trust
- upsets balance 
- animals with acountability and respect 
“fear god in your treatment of animals