Qur’ānic Worldview and the Environment
The Prophet Muḥammad as an Environmental Ethicist
Abstract
This article analyses the prophethood of Muḥammad (peace be on him) as the Creator’s environmentally balanced strategy to achieve a secure and sustainable future for humanity. In line with the principles of innovating on the margins, this article foregrounds the purpose, need, and rationale for presenting such an altruistic environmental ethicist to the world. Negotiating through the environmental ethical debates of utilitarianism, deontology, virtue ethics, and the Qur’ānic worldview, the article argues that a study of the rationale for the Prophet Muḥammad’s prophethood brings an acute awareness of intrinsic environmental ethics and allows Muslims to understand why the Qur’ānic weltanschauung underscores the importance of such a complete human benefactor or a perfect environmental ethicist for the world. It also puts forth the relevance of such a study for navigating the mayhem of contemporary social affairs.
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