Reviewing the concept of sustainability from the Islamic perspectives

Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila and Abdullah, Alias and Md. Dali, Norimah (2016) Reviewing the concept of sustainability from the Islamic perspectives. In: Kuala Lumpur International Islamic Studies and Civilisations (KLiISC) 2016, 7th-8th May 2016, Kuala Lumpur.

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Abstract

Muslims are religiously entrusted to prosper the earth via performing their obligations as khalifah (vicegerent). Indeed their performance will be queried in the Day of Resurrection. Since the 80s when the concept of ‘sustainability’ was first introduced, this term had been persistently centred on the context of renewable resources and ecological capabilities to support human life. At this juncture, it is worth considering shifting the paradigm to include the Islamic point of view especially pertaining to the built environment professions. Thus this paper is reviewing the present concept of sustainability including the positioning of its three pillars namely environment, social and economy from the Islamic perspectives.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	2826/51927 (ISBN: 9789671395233)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Islam; built environment; sustainability; sustainable development; religion.
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2542.36 Sustainable architecture
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning
Depositing User:	Prof. Dato' Dr. Alias Abdullah
Date Deposited:	08 Sep 2016 11:17
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2017 15:11
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/51927

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