Environmentalism in Modern Islamic Philosophy

Islamic environmentalism is an intellectual movement whose representatives discuss contemporary environmental problems in the language of theology. This field includes Shariah-based law, activism, and philosophy. article overview genealogy this philosophical trend: key names will be listed their contributions to development analyzed. For example, legacy Sayyid Hossein Nasr, considered founding father environmentalism, examined detail. The religious ethical program analyzed categorical apparatus which eco-activists, philosophers, ulema turned as agenda expanded also examined, such how concepts khalifa, hima, misan were conceptualized. Philosophers writings we turn include Iraqi philosopher jurist Mawil Izzi Dien, British eco-activist Fazlun Khalid, Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Jumaa, so-called “Western Islam” Ziauddin Sardar Tariq Ramadan. example Indonesia used examine eco-theology has formed basis a multilevel policy. thesis fundamental contradiction underlying environm entalism put forward. On one hand, its present form genetically dates back European protest movements 1960s 70s, opposed culture mass consumption, impersonal materialism, overproduction. other equally important part rhetoric number modernists, including on ecology, emphasis break with Western neoliberal values. special role social media promotion eco-activism noted separately.