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Tue. Aug. 27, 2002

Living Shari`ah > Contemporary Issues > Human Conditions & Social Context

Towards an Islamic Jurisprudence of the Environment *

Fiqh al-Bi’ah fil-Islam

By  Mustafa Abu-Sway

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This paper aims at formulating a coherent and systematic jurisprudence of the environment based on the Islamic revealed knowledge and heritage. The latter reflects the practical experience in the field and, therefore, forms the ground for a positive relationship with the environment. Within the Islamic world-view, this positive relationship is perceived as an act of faith which comes in line with the essential role of human beings on earth; to worship the One and Only God (Allah). Therefore, our relationship with the environment should be regulated in the field of jurisprudence.

In addition, the paper explores how the Islamic world-view takes care of the different components of the environment, each separately. Finally, there is a discussion of the aims [maqasid] of the Shari`ah, where the aims are reconsidered.


* This paper is excerpted with modifications from www.iol.ie It is based on a lecture given at the Belfast Mosque in February 1998.

Department of Philosophy, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem

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