The role of beliefs in preserving the environment from the perspective of the Qur'an

Subject Areas : Nameh Elahiyat

ahmad moradkhani ¹ , ALIREZA ALMASVANDI ² , seyed hasan abedian ³

1 - Associate Professor, Department of Fiqh and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran (Responsible Author)
2 - Doctoral student of Quran and Hadith Sciences, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Fiqh and Foundations of Islamic Law Department, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

Received: 2022-06-20 Accepted : 2022-11-26 Published : 2022-08-23

Keywords: environment, Human Rights, Quran, Ethics, theism,

Abstract :

In the universe, the life of all living beings affects each other's lives. The environment is a vessel of human perfection and must be considered in order to bring about human perfection. Hence, it deserves protection and care. Environmental crises have worsened to the point that they have endangered human and other life on Earth. According to the Holy Qur'an, all things belong to God, and human ownership of property is contractual. Therefore, explaining environmental ethics based on the concept of theism can provide a more comprehensive approach to human interaction with the natural environment. In this article, with a descriptive-analytical approach, we try to study the effect of belief in God and revelation in preserving the environment by relying on the Holy Quran and the teachings of revelation. The theologian seeks to preserve the environment by following the teachings of the Holy Qur'an, because he considers God to be in control of his behavior with nature, and he views the environment as a collective right and prevents the rights of others from being violated.