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INTRODUCTION:
The Qur’an tells us many things about water cycles, food chains, ecosystems, air, soil
protection as well as wildlife protection. Sometimes the Qur’an even educate us about natural
cycles that only recent scientific discoveries verified.
The Qur’an also warns us about wasting and destroying the earth. What is interesting to know is
that pollution problems were not crucial or even important at the time of Rasulullah (PBUH);
they have really become crucial since the 19th C, proving to us that the Qur'an was revealed to all
mankind and for all ages, not just for the time of its revelation.
The purpose of this unit is to keep in mind what Islam says about natural resources while
studying recent statistics and problems.
We want to keep in mind how natural cycles function in order to have a comprehensible
apprehension of what is hurting them and to understand how we can help prevent their abuse.
But first of all, lets consider what the word "pollution" really means.
Can you site different types of pollution?
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As Islam constantly warns us about, the term "pollution" does not describe only
something we can see, it also describes developing "diseases" of the heart that are not really
perceptible for the eyes. These diseases are caused by wasting our time, our youth, our
intelligence and our wisdom. This waste is caused by watching too much TV, playing electronic
games instead of studying for school, using bad language in order to abuse people, never reading
any of the Qur'an, or misusing other modern devices or behaving the wrong way.
What do you think is the most dangerous of all types of pollution? Explain:
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But where does come the pollution we know nowadays?
What important discoveries were made between the 19th century and the 21th century?
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Or, what is new since the last three centuries that did not exist for thousand of years since the
Earth was created by Allah Ta’alah?
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Imagine yourself in the time of Rasulullah (PBUH), when there were no fridge, no TV,
no modern appliances. How would your life look like?
How would you preserve the food, cook, look for a piece of news, etc?
Imagine and write a short essay about it:
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How would you spend most of your time without computer, television, video games, or recreation
centers?
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Would you feel more happy or balanced? Would you feel less happy than you are now?
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Look at the way most Muslims in the world live?
Some Muslims live in the what we call "the third world". What does this word mean? How is
their lives characterized? Think about black Africa, Pakistan, Malaysia.
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Do you think Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his companions lived the same way?
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Do you think they were concerned by problems related to the environment? Why?
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