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Environmental sustainability is one of the contemporary discourses that has abundant values embedded in the Quran and Sunnah teachings. Islam gives great emphasis on environment as it is preserved and protected under the Maqasid al-Shariah (Objectives of the Islamic Law). The general outlook of Quranic paradigm on utilizing natural environment is based on prohibition of aggression and misuse. It is likewise founded on the construction and sustainable use. Thus, this article attempts to elaborate key concepts of the Quran and Sunnah teachings that reveal imperative values for environmental sustainability. Research method employs in this paper is an analytical study of Quranic verses with special highlights of tafsir bi al-ma’thur (explanation based upon traditions), tafsir bi al-ra’yi (explanation based on reasoning), and historical narrative. In short, this paper brings to light the relevance of classical and contemporary works of Quran and Sunnah studies that have meticulous values for shaping the better world of human–nature’s interaction.
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Quran 54: 49.
Quran 25: 2.
Quran 87: 1–3.
Quran 54: 48–49.
This hadith is also compiled by Muslim, al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. See Ibn Kathir, vol. 4, 227.
Quran 55: 5–8. See also Quran 15: 19.
Quran 6: 95.
Quran 7: 56.
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Muhamad, A., Syihab, A.H. & Ibrahim, A.H. Preserving Human–Nature’s Interaction for Sustainability: Quran and Sunnah Perspective. Sci Eng Ethics 26, 1053–1066 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-020-00192-7
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