RT Article
T1 Intra-Muslim Debates on Ecology: Is Shari’a Still Relevant?
JF Worldviews
VO 16
IS 3
SP 218
OP 238
A1 Johnston, David L. 1952-
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1562040383
AB A survey of the proliferating literature by Muslims on ecology indicates that the majority favors some role for traditional Islamic law in order to solve the current environmental crisis. And so what is the meaning of the word “Shari’a” that appears so often? A close look at this discourse reveals an inherent fuzziness in its use of Shari’a. All of the scholar/activists surveyed in this paper, though on the conservative end of the spectrum, chiefly refer to “Shari’a” as a source of ethical values. The first to address these issues was Iranian-American philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr whose pluralist theology is hospitable to the spiritual input of all faiths; yet the most influential environmentalists today are the British scholars Mawil Izzi Dien and Fazlun Khalid, whose writings and campaigns have impacted millions of Muslims worldwide. Their appeal to past norms of eco-friendly Shari’a norms and their desire to update them in the present context fits nicely with the Earth’s Charter call for “a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace.”
K1 Islam : environment : Shari’a : Seyyed Hossein Nasr : Mawil Izzi Dien : Fazlun Khalid : Othman Llewellyn
DO 10.1163/15685357-01603003