IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

Climate Change and Islam: A Global Perspective

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Shabeena Akhter, Iftikhar Hussain Bhat, Mohd Yasin Wani

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Destruction of the environment in recent times has worsened due to the uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources by human beings in order to generate profits. Allah Almighty created all things in precise measurements. These measurements guarantee the survival and sustainability of natural resources. The environment was not an issue or subject for separate treatment in life as it flowed onwards in both war and peace. The human condition was never separated from the natural order. It was a matter to be reckoned with at every moment of existence like the very air we take into our lungs. Islam considers environmental protection as the only way of maintaining balance of life and provides a framework that proposes key principles for tackling climate change.The escalating challenges of climate change requires not only technical solution but also better insights in the understanding of relevant belief and identity system in which religion plays an important role.The planetary system, the earth and its ecosystems, all work within own limits and tolerances. Islamic teaching likewise sets limits to human behaviour as a control against excess and it could be said that the limits to the human conditions are set within the four principles- which are: the unity principle (Tawhid), the creation principle (Fitra), the balance principle (Mizan) and the responsibility principle (Khalifa). What we consider to be the essentials which will bring into focus the dimensions of change that are needed today from an Islamic Perspective.This paper attempts to explore the issues regarding climate change from the conventional viewpoint andstresses upon the significance of Islam in addressing these issues.

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