Religion and Environment: A Comparison of Islamic and Christian Views

Running head: RELIGION AND ENVIRONMENT
Religion and environment
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Section 1
The study of religion and environment has remained an argumentative topic in the
recent times. Many critics and researchers have made effective study on the nature of the
religion and the relation of the religion on nature and the shaping of a safe and healthy
environment. The sacred books of religion included the norms and the rules that stated the
role and function of the religion in shaping a good environment. Religion is a system that
binds the human and it enables the human beings to perform a certain set of rules. Religion is
the only thing that binds the entire world. Therefore, in order to build a good environment
religion can play a major role. People is bound to follow all the rules under the religion
factor. The essay compares the two different religions and it brings out the contrasting idea
both the religions have regarding the environment. The two different religions that has been
considered in the essay are Islam and Christianity. According to Islam and the religious book,
Quran, the prophets held the environment to be sacred. The religion believed that God created
the universe for a particular reason. The environment is considered to be the reflection of
truth. The human beings must preserve the environment as the environment gives knowledge
to the human beings. There are many chapters in the Quran that have the headings like, ‘The
Sun’, ‘Dawn’, and ‘Morning hours’. Man is considered to be the representation of god on the
planet. The Christian beliefs stands in contrast with the Islamic views. Many social scientists
have found the fact that the conservative Christians and the members of the Christians are not
concerned about the environment. In Bible the fact about environment is not stressed upon
(Raei & Vaezi, 2015).
Section 2:
The issue of environment has always remained an important issue in the earlier as
well as in the contemporary. Religion is the aspect that binds people and that enables an

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individual to follow the norms and the rules of the environment. There is no other way that
will compel the individuals to follow the rules of nature and environment. Therefore, it is
important for the people to know whether the religious texts is in favor of saving the
environment and does it include any preventive measures for making the individuals aware of
the need to preserve the environment (Konisky, 2018).
It is an important topic as it would enable the individuals to understand the difference
between the treatments of two different religion. The two different religions that has been
taken into account in this essay are Islam and Christianity. Islam is an ethnic and eastern
religion whereas Christianity is a western religion. The two different religion have different
rules written in the holy books. The holy book of Quran, is in favor of preserving the
environment and it puts forward a religion angle in order to maintain the same (Arbabi &
Noormohamadi, 2014). According to Islam, the ecology has been created by God and it is the
responsibility of all the human beings to save the environment. On the other hand in Bible
there is no such mention of conserving the environment and nature. The believers of
Christianity does not believe in this idea. In order to mark the huge contrast between the two
religions this topic has been selected. The difference include the difference between the two
culture and the difference between the two beliefs and practices of the religion (Clements,
Xiao & McCright, 2014).
Section 3:
Islam and environment:
The religious text of Islam directly speaks on the issues that are faced by the
individuals regarding the conservation of the ecosystem. It calls all the individuals to
recognize the contribution to the crisis that is occurring in the nature (Meraj, 2016). It is
mentioned in the text that,