A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF THE HOLY QURAN’S ENVIRONMENTAL TEACHINGS

 

Valentina-Mariana Manoiu¹*, Ertan Düzgüneş ², Madani Azzeddine³ and Vasile-Sorin Manoiu⁴

¹Assoc. Prof. Dr., University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, ROMANIA, valentina.mariana.manoiu@gmail.com

²Asst. Dr., Karadeniz Technical University, School of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture, TURKEY; ertanduzgunes@gmail.com

³Assoc. Prof. Dr., University of Djilali Bounaama Khemis Miliana, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, ALGERIA; karim_1999_2000@yahoo.fr

⁴Scientific Researcher Dr., National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Bucharest, ROMANIA, spagiricus@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

 

Abstract

The Holy Quran, the sacred Muslim religious book, is also a sum of principles and teachings covering all aspects of human life. About 750 verses (of 6236) refer to various aspects of nature, and to the relationship between man and nature. The aim of this paper is to briefly analyse some of the many ecological verses. The article highlights the eco-educational dimension of the Holy Quran by means of a qualitative investigation. It addresses the ecological considerations on the rational use of natural resources, ethical interactions between man and nature, and the rights of plants, animals and of the physical elements of the environment.

Keywords: the Holy Quran, environmental education, teachings, environmental protection, sustainability