Islamic ethics of waste management towards sustainable environmental health

Islamic ethics of waste management towards sustainable environmental health

Omar, Suhaila Mohd
Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Khan
Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi

English

20180000

Islam is a religion that prescribes a way of life that goes beyond the rituals. It provides a holistic guide to human beings in almost every aspect of life in this world. However, the modernization and economic growth have taken the leads in the society governance and therefore tarnished some of the Muslim society’s perceptions on the holistic guidance of Islamic teachings. One of the consequences was readily displayed through attitudes and inefficient waste management practice of the majority of the Islamic country that lead to the environmental health problem. The paper discusses the existing waste management practice and positive roles of true Islamic understanding through the Qur’an and the Sunnah in terms of avoiding wasteful consumption and manners of cleanliness to resolve global environmental health problem caused by poor waste management.

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environmental health [pri]; Islamic ethics [pri]

health; hygiene; Koran; values

environmental ethics; hadith; Qur'an; waste management

2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Healthcare Sciences; Malaysia; 2016 October 21-23; International Islamic University Malaysia; Majlis Ugama Islam dan Adat Resam Melayu Pahang (MUIP)

IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia 2018; 17(1); Volume 1, Special Issue 1: 193-197

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18234631 (online)