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Qur’anic ecological ontology, poverty, and the climate crisis: Ecological and economic correctives

Article by Khadija Sharife. Published January 19, 2025.

Khadija Sharife1

1Global Justice Fellow, Yale University, USA

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Qur’anic ecological ontology, poverty, and the climate crisis: Ecological and economic correctives

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Abstract

<p>This article argues that the Qur’an’s ecological ontology, anchored in mīzān (balance), amānah (trust), and khalīfah (stewardship), and operationalised through ijtihād (independent reasoning), tafsīr (exegesis), and shūrā (consultation), constitutes a normative and policy-ready framework capable of addressing the joint crises of climate breakdown and poverty. Using close textual analysis of Qur’anic āyāt (verses) alongside classical and modern scholarship, I show how Qur’anic injunctions ‘for those believe’ against fasād (corruption) and isrāf (wastefulness) translate into redistributive, sufficiency-based economic model aligned with planetary limits.</p>

Article Details

Journal
Journal of Academics Stand Against Poverty
Issue
Volume 6, Issue 1, 2025
Section
Articles
Pages
70-85
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.17590919
Zenodo Record
https://zenodo.org/records/17590919
Published
January 19, 2025
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https://scholardemia.com/workspace/asap/article/qur-anic-ecological-ontology-poverty-and-the-climate-crisis-ecological-and-economic-correctives

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