Qur’anic ecological ontology, poverty, and the climate crisis: Ecological and economic correctives
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
- Canonical URL
- https://scholardemia.com/workspace/asap/article/qur-anic-ecological-ontology-poverty-and-the-climate-crisis-ecological-and-economic-correctives
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