The Holy Quran and the Environment

The Holy Quran and the Environment

This paper introduces the subject of Islam and the Environment through four areas: First, it discusses the Islamic view of the environment: the Holy Qur’an speaks of how God created the environment with Truth, and how everything in the environment is His sign and praises Him. The Holy Qur’an thus shows the inherent value of creatures and of life, and how each creature in nature must be respected and cherished by human beings as their fellow beings…