Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account

Species diversity has been the hallmark of biosphere and invaluable resource for human being as well as for the natural environment. In order to appreciate and conserve these diverse species which are constituents of nature, different values from different frames of references have been proffered....

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Main Author: Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/1/salihu.pdf
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description Species diversity has been the hallmark of biosphere and invaluable resource for human being as well as for the natural environment. In order to appreciate and conserve these diverse species which are constituents of nature, different values from different frames of references have been proffered. This study examines biological diversity from the Qur‘anic perspective in an attempt to explicate the kinds of value conferred by the Qur‘an on non-human species, particularly among the animals and plants. Collating ayat (verses) of the Qur‘an related to nonhuman species and analyzing key conceptual terms the Qur‘an employs in reference to their diversity, the study found that nonhuman species are presented in the Qur‘an as signs of God and as communities of worshipers worthy of existence and conservation.
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spelling iium-343022014-01-23T07:57:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/ Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain BP134 Qur'an GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography Species diversity has been the hallmark of biosphere and invaluable resource for human being as well as for the natural environment. In order to appreciate and conserve these diverse species which are constituents of nature, different values from different frames of references have been proffered. This study examines biological diversity from the Qur‘anic perspective in an attempt to explicate the kinds of value conferred by the Qur‘an on non-human species, particularly among the animals and plants. Collating ayat (verses) of the Qur‘an related to nonhuman species and analyzing key conceptual terms the Qur‘an employs in reference to their diversity, the study found that nonhuman species are presented in the Qur‘an as signs of God and as communities of worshipers worthy of existence and conservation. 2013-11-18 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/1/salihu.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2013) Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account. In: 2013 2nd International Conference on Biodiversity and Climate Change (ICBCC 2013), 17th-18th Nov. 2013, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.. (Unpublished) http://www.icsea.org/ICSEA2013-program.pdf
spellingShingle BP134 Qur'an
GE Environmental Sciences
GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title_full Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title_fullStr Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title_full_unstemmed Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title_short Valuing biodiversity: a Qur’anic account
title_sort valuing biodiversity: a qur’anic account
topic BP134 Qur'an
GE Environmental Sciences
GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/34302/1/salihu.pdf