Week 3: Maqasid Shariah and Sustainable Development

     


In week 3, we learned about Maqasid Shariah and sustainable development. Maqasid Shariah involves realizing human well-being by enhancing the welfare, or benefit of the people on one hand and preventing harm on the other. Maqasih means “objective” of the Shariah which promotes and protects the well-being of people and nature. There are five objectives of Islamic Law which are the protection of religion, wealth, life, intellect, and lineage. All of these five objectives aim to protect mankind of their rights and blessings. These needs are a basic human right and aligned with the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDG), as Islam also does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 


    Furthermore, we also learned about other religions and sustainable development. For Buddhism, they believed in their scripture (sutras) that they should regard animals, grass, and trees as their home thus they need to be taken care of with love. They truly believe that nature and all the creatures exist to benefit mankind and really stress the relationship with nature. Christianity, believes that God teaches humans through nature as stated in the Bible Isaiah 11:9, “They will neither harm nor destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” This verse shows that humans must gain knowledge from nature and need to protect them at all costs without causing any harm. 


    In conclusion, all religions including Islam emphasize how important it is to be kind to our nature as they sustain and give us oxygen to breathe. Thus, all we need to do is love our environment and not harm it by any means. 


Comments

  1. Nuzul Fayyadhah Sakina19 May 2025 at 19:26

    Thank you for your sharing!

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  2. Izzah Mohd Najib (2416264)19 May 2025 at 20:37

    good information to know

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  3. Ma Kalshomah20 May 2025 at 05:53

    Great work

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  4. Qasymiri20 May 2025 at 06:29

    Wow, it is interesting…

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  5. Viewers20 May 2025 at 08:14

    Gooddd

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  6. Sofea20 May 2025 at 19:43

    Thanks for the amazing share!

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  7. Tasnim Shahrul21 May 2025 at 10:36

    Thank you for this, love the perspectives from different religions

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  8. Fathin Athirah21 May 2025 at 14:50

    Nice sharing!

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  9. Aina27 May 2025 at 07:51

    Very interesting to learn about other religions point of view on nature.

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  10. Ada27 May 2025 at 08:15

    Great sharing! It shows how different religions, especially Islam, promote caring for the environment as a shared moral duty.

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  11. Anonymous27 May 2025 at 08:21

    Never thought of this! Love it.

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