حفاظت محیط زیست در اسلام

The wise God, has created the environment based on the set goals logic and purposes. God has ercated eveything quantitatively and qualitatively in a proper manar. God has declared in the Quran: "Verily, all things have we created by measure" and/or in another verse he says: "And the earth, we have spread it out, creating firm standing mountains, and grown in it every thing in balance". This study aims to search the verses of Quran and hadith about protection of living environment and its role in human health. In this review article, Islamic resources on environmental protection were reviewed. In the universe there is enormous diversity and variety of living forms and functions. The universe and its various elements fulfil human welfare and are evidence of the Creator's greatness. Thus, in Islam the utilization of these resources is the right and privilege of all people and all species. The Islamic ideology emphasizes in the fact that all Moslems must protect and appreciate the God's creations including the living environment Conclusion: it can be inferred that Moslems must use all the legal and moral tools to protect the living environment and to prevent its destruction. Key words: Islam, Environment, Protection