Islam and Ecology

A Bestowed Trust

Edited by Richard C. Foltz

Edited by Frederick M. Denny

Edited by Azizan Baharuddin

    • Series Preface Lawrence E. Sullivan
    • Series Foreword Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim
    • Preface to Islam and Ecology Adnan Z. Amin
    • Introduction Richard C. Foltz
    1. God, Humans, and Nature
      • Toward an Understanding of Environmental Ethics from a Qur'anic Perspective Ibrahim Özdemir
      • The Universe Alive: Nature in the Masnavī of Jalal al-Din Rumi L. Clarke
      • Fitra: An Islamic Model for Humans and the Environment Saadia Khawar Khan Chishti
    2. The Challenge of (Re)Interpretation
      • Islam, the Contemporary Islamic World, and the Environmental Crisis Seyyed Hossein Nasr
      • Islam and the Environment: Theory and Practice Mawil Izzi Dien
      • Islam and Ecology: Toward Retrieval and Reconstruction S. Nomanul Haq
      • Peace in Islam: An Ecology of the Spirit Abdul Aziz Said and Nathan C. Funk
      • The Basis for a Discipline of Islamic Environmental Law Othman Abd-ar-Rahman Llewellyn
      • Islamic Environmentalism: A Matter of Interpretation Richard C. Foltz
      • Toward an Islamic Ecotheology Kaveh L. Afrasiabi
    3. Environment and Social Justice
      • Islam, Ecology, and Modernity: An Islamic Critique of the Root Causes of Environmental Degradation Fazlun M. Khalid
      • The Environmental Crisis of Our Time: A Muslim Response Yasin Dutton
      • Islam, Muslim Society, and Environmental Concerns: A Development Model Based on Islam's Organic Society Hashim Ismail Dockrat
      • Ecological Justice and Human Rights for Women in Islam Nawal Ammar
    4. Toward a Sustainable Society
      • Scientific Innovation and al-Mīzēn Mohammad Aslam Parvaiz
      • Capacity Building for Sustainable Development: The Dilemma of Islamization of Environmental Institutions Safei-Eldin A. Hamed
      • Islam, the Environment, and Family Planning: The Cases of Egypt and Iran Nancy W. Jabbra and Joseph G. Jabbra
      • An Ecological Journey in Muslim Bengal Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq
      • Islam in Malaysia's Planning and Development Doctrine Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed
      • The Aga Khan Development Network: An Ethic of Sustainable Development and Social Conscience Tazim R. Kassam
    5. The Islamic Garden as Metaphor for Paradise
      • Nature in Islamic Urbanism: The Garden in Practice and in Metaphor Attilio Petruccioli
      • From the Gardens of the Qur'an to the “Gardens” of Lahore James L. Wescoat, Jr.
      • Trees as Ancestors: Ecofeminism and the Poetry of Forugh Farrokhzad Farzaneh Milani
    • Glossary of Arabic Terms
    • Bibliography on Islam and Ecology Richard C. Foltz
    • Notes on Contributors
    • Index
  • Cover: Islam and Ecology

Richard C. Foltz is Associate Professor of Religion, Concordia University

Frederick M. Denny is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Azizan Baharuddin is Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya.