Animals have encountered cruelty and suffering throughout the ages. It is something
perpetrated up till this day, particularly, in factory farms, animal laboratories, and even in the …

This article explores normative ways of conceptualizing Islamic ethics, animal ethics, and the
divergent positions on the ethical treatment of animals by Muslims within Islamic scholarly …

From references to animals in the Qu'ran to modern-day websites on Islamic vegetarianism,
Richard C. Foltz presents the first comprehensive study of the role of animals in the Islamic …

The Qurān—the scripture of the Muslims, which purports to be from the Creator of the
Universe—presents a rational, holistic, and integrated view of life, where the human being is …

Muslims constitute one quarter of the earth's population and there are possibilities that
Muslims can contribute to alleviate the environmental crisis currently faced. One important …

The present paper deals with Islamic moral teachings of the environment from a Qur'ānic
perspective. It attempts to correlate some familiar Qur'anic terms with human moral …

Several years has elapsed since the societal recognition of the issue that not only people
should enjoy several rights but also all parts of nature should have relevant rights. New …

Recent scholarly interest in religions and ecology reaffirm the importance of religious
models in understanding humanity's place in nature. While Islam provides detailed ethical …

Abstract Contemporary Muslim scholar Said Nursi's (1877-1960) view of animals is highly
spiritual. His positive thinking philosophy extends to the natural environment and includes …

The present paper attempts to show how Bediüzzaman Said Nursi sees the environment in
light of the Qur'anic understanding of the metaphysical world; why his thinking about nature …