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Eco-Islam: Beyond the Principles of Why and What, and Into the Principles of How

Helfaya, Ekara; Abdelzaher, Dina M; Kotb, Amr

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Dina M Abdelzaher

Amr Kotb



Abstract

A growing body of literature has thought to draw the link between Islamic ethics and environmental stewardship to explain the foundational principles of why humans should care about the environment, which gave rise to the coining of the term “Eco-Islam”. But only recently have we started to witness the birth of empirical examinations of the Eco-Islam concept, going beyond the why principles and so explaining what is meant by the environment, the role of humans towards it, and its regard as explained in the holy book of Muslims—the Qur’an. However, these foundational (why and what) principles do not suggest specific behavioural actions. This study conceptually and methodologically advances the existing literature from the belief (why and what) level of Islamic teachings about the environment to the action level by addressing questions such as: how can we take our belief of “Eco-Islam” to actually guide behaviours and outcomes? And in which business contexts are these behavioural principles more immediately applicable? To achieve this, we have undertaken qualitative research to analyse the content (i.e. verses) of the holy Qur’an. Our findings yield a framework that proposes key behavioural application principles (how) of Eco-Islam. Examples of prac

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 17, 2017
Publication Date Mar 1, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Business Ethics
Print ISSN 0167-4544
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 155
Pages 623-643
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3518-2
Keywords Islam; Environment; Eco-Islam; Individual responsibility; Islamic environmental responsibility; Sustainability
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3518-2

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