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Green Deen : What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet.

By: Contributor(s): Series: BK currents bookPublication details: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (263 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781605094663
  • 1605094668
  • 9781605099460
  • 1605099465
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Green Deen : What Islam Teaches about Protecting the Planet.DDC classification:
  • 297.27 297.5/691
LOC classification:
  • BP190.5.N38A238 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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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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.

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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