A Qur’anic account of biodiversity
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, different values have been proffered from different frames of references . This study examines biological di...
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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, different values have been proffered from different frames of references . 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 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 Allah (s.w.t) and as communities (umam) of worshipers worthy of existence and conservation.
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| spelling | iium-418102015-02-23T07:36:15Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/ A Qur’anic account of biodiversity Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain BP134 Qur'an 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, different values have been proffered from different frames of references . 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 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 Allah (s.w.t) and as communities (umam) of worshipers worthy of existence and conservation. 2014 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/1/Biodiversity.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/8/solihu.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2014) A Qur’anic account of biodiversity. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014 (IRIIE2014), 11th -13th June 2014, Cultural Activity Center (CAC), Internatioanal Islamic University Malaysia. http://www.iium.edu.my/irie/14/ |
| spellingShingle | BP134 Qur'an Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title | A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title_full | A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title_fullStr | A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title_short | A Qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| title_sort | qur’anic account of biodiversity |
| topic | BP134 Qur'an |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/1/Biodiversity.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41810/8/solihu.pdf |