TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abdul-Matin,Ibrahim
AU  - Ellison,Keith
TI  - Green Deen: What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet
T2  - A BK currents book
SN  - 9781605094663
AV  - BP190.5.N38A238 2010 
U1  - 297.27297.5/691 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Berrett-Koehler Publishers
KW  - Environmental protection
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Islam
KW  - Nature
KW  - Sustainable living
KW  - Religion
KW  - Nature conservation
KW  - Environmentalism
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - NATURE
KW  - Ecology
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents; Foreword; Preface: This Deen Called Islam; Introduction: The Earth Is a Mosque; Part I: Waste; Part Ii: Watts; Part Iii: Water; Part Iv: Food; Conclusion: Following the Call; Notes; Glossary of Islamic Terms; Resources; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author
N2  - "The Earth is a mosque"Muslims are compelled by their religion to praise the Creator and to care for their community. But what is not widely known is that there are deep and long-standing connections between Islamic teachings and environmentalism. In this groundbreaking book, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin draws on research, scripture, and interviews with Muslim Americans to trace Islam's preoccupation with humankind's collective role as stewards of the Earth. Abdul-Matin points out that the Prophet Muhammad declared that "the Earth is a mosque."Deen means "path" or "way" in Arabic. Abdul-Matin offers do
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