Islam Teaches Humanity to Take Care of Earth
"The Prophet (of Islam) was very fond of planting trees and used to exhort his companions to do the same by saying that whoever plants a tree and takes care of, he will get his reward,” she said during a talk on climate change at the AMU’s Khaliq Ahmad Nizami Center for Quranic Studies in Aligarh, India.
She added that the challenges of global warming and climate change can be reduced by increasing the greening of the planet.
Muslims believe that mankind must act as guardians of the planet, and that they are accountable to Allah Almighty for their actions, she said, adding this is a powerful concept of stewardship and has been used in the Islamic Declaration on Climate Change to change environmental policy in Muslim countries.
Presiding over the sermon, Prof. Abdul Rahim Qadwai (Honorary Director, Khaliq Ahmad Nizami Center) said: Faith-based environmental movements and Islamic eco-theology in particular, are gaining importance as a multi-disciplinary approach across the world.
Dr. Arshad Iqbal also discussed the plants mentioned in the Holy Quran.
Source: awazthevoice.in
