ON THE PERCEPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS IN ISLAMIC LAW

Abstract

Although it is not possible to encounter a systematic environmental law that meets contemporary standards in the classical sources of Islamic Law, there are general principles in the Qur'an and the Sunnah which will form the ground for environmental law. There are many verses in the Qur’an that nurture environmental protection awareness. In the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammad, there are many hadiths he practised or acclaimed. The principles and rudiments in the Qur’an and the Sunnah give an important responsibility to the Muslims about environmental awareness. In this respect, it is crucially important to ensure the sustainability of environmental resources and to protect the environment, which is created to meet the needs of the people, with all its resources. When there were no international regulations on the environment or even agenda about the said Islamic scholars’ declaration of universal opinion on environmental protection is valuable as an advancement of fiqh heritage