Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1219) | Polluted environment
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The polluted environment.
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This refers to an environment in which the fundamental elements of life have become contaminated.
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Consequently, corruption and pollution have affected food, drink, and the air.
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This has led to the spread of epidemics and other such afflictions.
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This pollution occurs due to two factors.
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First:
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The sins of people and what they commit in terms of disbelief, immorality, and disobedience.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“Corruption doth appear on land and sea because of (the evil) which men's hands have done, that He may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return.” (30:41)
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“Corruption doth appear on land and sea because of (the evil) which men's hands have done, that He may make them taste a part of that which they have done, in order that they may return.” (30:41)
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Second:
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Human interference and manipulation of the environment driven by greed and avarice.
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They have leveled mountains and filled in valleys.
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They have established factories that pollute the air.
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They have interfered with people's food, drink, and agriculture using chemical substances.
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And polluting pesticides.
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They have decimated livestock.
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Under the pretext that their increase harms the economy.
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And so it goes.
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This second factor.
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Is the fruit of the first factor.
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The problem of pollution is one of the intractable environmental issues today.
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The entire world knows that its source is the industrialized world.
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Especially America and the West.
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Pollution causes serious health problems in the lives of people, animals, and crops.