CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM THOUGHT IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES OF ECOLOGICAL CRISIS

Abstract

Man’s treatment of the environment is the best reflection of his comprehension of the concept of sanctity, given that all traditional scriptures treat nature as God’s creation. By destroying his own environment, by meddling into its existence for the purpose of its ceaseless exploitation in order to achieve his own gratification in this world, the man actually tears off the pages of God’s Decree of Creation. What makes it even more absurd is the fact that the contemporary society in Bosnia and Herzegovina has almost completely embraced such treatment of nature so much so the previous period of aggressive atheism seems, in hindsight, more traditional in that sense than the contemporary one. Environmental protection as a way to defend God’s declaration, the relationship of the traditional and modern man of faith toward nature and, specifically, the way Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina treat the environment are some of the issues explored in this article.