Roussel, Megan. Protection of the Environment in Islam

God created the universe with proportion and measure of both quantitatively and qualitatively, producing things in balance. God granted man inheritance of the earth with all sources of life and resources of nature. But it is the privilege of all people, not for any man to take ownership of it. The protection and conservation of all basic natural resources such as water, air, plants, and animal is very important. Water is the necessity of life. “We made from water every living thing.” Conservation and preservation of this resource is vital to our survival. All man is entitled to use it without abuse or corruption. Air is important man because God sends it as a good omen to people or to torture some races of people in retaliation. Animal and plants were created in service of man and is vital to the development of the world. The article continues by stating different types of factors that are harmful to the environment and man such as noise, insecticides and wastes. The last section lists all procedures for the protection of the environment. All protection, conversation, and development of the environment and natural resources are mandatory duties to each Muslim. No abuse, damage or pollution is allowed. All environment ownerships are shared among the Islamic community.