Traditional Islamic Environmentalism

Traditional Islamic Environmentalism
Author: Tarik M. Quadir
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2013-09-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0761861440


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This work examines the relevance of traditional Islamic thought and practices for a lasting solution to the current environmental crisis. Quadir describes how Seyyed Hossein Nasr challenges Muslims to reclaim their traditional intellectual and Sufi heritage as powerful means toward a most thoughtful approach to the crisis. In so doing, Nasr urges us to take a critical look at the consequences of the worldviews generated by modern science and technology and offers bold solutions for a more caring relationship between man and nature. The book argues that only a revival of the traditional worldview which perceives all entities of nature as signs of God can effectively respond to the crisis our planet faces.