Abstract: Today, despite the global scientific and technological advancement
with developed and even a few developing countries including Muslim
countries making significant strides in shaping contemporary civilisation and
the state of the world, yet they have failed to achieve true development and
progress on how to sustain human and other creatures in a wholesome manner.
This is because while these countries are struggling for scientific and
technological development in order for humans to live a decent and
comfortable life, they have not fully comprehended the underlying indexes that
formed the basis of sustainable development. This paper therefore examines the
teachings of Islam on the underlying indexes that formed the basis of
sustainable development. It used the maqasid approach to show that in Islam
development and progress are useful and desirable only when they improve
upon and sustain not only human comfort and standards of living but also the
essentials to achieving higher and enhanced quality of life for not only humans
but also the environment and all the creatures cohabiting in it. It finally reveals
how the maqasid approach in Islam sets out to achieve this real development.
Uthman, I (2021). Contributions of Islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: Islam Hadhari and future development of Muslim countries. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/contributions-of-islamic-scholars-to-sustainable-human-and-environmental-development-islam-hadhari-and-future-development-of-muslim-countries-1
Uthman, Ibrahim "Contributions of Islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: Islam Hadhari and future development of Muslim countries" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/contributions-of-islamic-scholars-to-sustainable-human-and-environmental-development-islam-hadhari-and-future-development-of-muslim-countries-1. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Uthman, Ibrahim . "Contributions of Islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: Islam Hadhari and future development of Muslim countries". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/contributions-of-islamic-scholars-to-sustainable-human-and-environmental-development-islam-hadhari-and-future-development-of-muslim-countries-1 >.
Uthman, Ibrahim . "Contributions of Islamic scholars to sustainable human and environmental development: Islam Hadhari and future development of Muslim countries" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/contributions-of-islamic-scholars-to-sustainable-human-and-environmental-development-islam-hadhari-and-future-development-of-muslim-countries-1