Climate Change and Islamic Injunctions
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Climate Change and Islamic Injunctions Islam is a complete code of life that guides us in all the social, economic, and cultural dominions. Allah Almighty has made the humans caretaker of the earth [1] , by giving him powers to manipulate the natural resources. According to the Islamic faith, everybody is responsible for his actions, whether they affect one’s own life or the lives of other living beings. Islam does not allow the wasting of personal commodities or natural resources. يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُسْرِفُوا ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُسْرِفِينَ [2] O children of Adam, take your adornment [i.e., wear your clothing] at every masjid, and eat and drink, but be not excessive. Indeed, He likes not those who commit excess. عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ رضي الله عنهما (أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَرَّ بِسَعْد...