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Islam: Good Conduct and Key Moral Principles

Khalifah and the Environment

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Recall questions on what Khalifah means for human beings, where the Qur'an announces it, who owns the earth and how Tawhid grounds an environmental ethic.

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Key term

Where does the Qur’an announce the human role of khalifah?

Key term

What does the Qur’an say has caused corruption on land and sea?

Key term

Why should a Muslim avoid wasting water even beside a flowing river?

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  1. 1

    What does Khalifah mean when applied to human beings?

    Model answer

    It means a steward or trustee who looks after the earth on behalf of its true owner, God.

  2. 2

    Where does the Qur’an announce that role?

    Model answer

    In the passage where God tells the angels that He will place a khalifah on the earth.

  3. 3

    Who owns the earth in Muslim belief?

    Model answer

    God alone owns it, and human beings hold it in trust and will be answerable for it.

  4. 4

    How does Tawhid support an environmental ethic?

    Model answer

    One God means one interconnected creation under a single moral order, so damaging it is an offence against its maker.

  5. 5

    What is meant by mizan in Qur’anic teaching about creation?

    Model answer

    It is the balance or measure God set in creation, which human beings are told not to disturb.

  6. 6

    Define fasad.

    Model answer

    It is corruption or spoiling, the ruin of the natural and moral order, which the Qur’an forbids.

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