Bridging Revelation and Reason: An Eco-Humanistic Approach to Knowledge and Sustainability in Islam

Abstract

The research investigates how Muslims integrate Quranic verses with scientific knowledge through the fundamental commandment of Iqra (Read) which started the divine duty to seek knowledge. The combination of revealed signs with cosmic signs in Islamic epistemology creates a system to handle modern world problems including sustainable resource management and environmental stability. The research applies balance principles (mizan) and stewardship concepts (khalifah) to discover methods which unite spiritual and empirical approaches for climate change mitigation and resource stewardship and biodiversity preservation. The research demonstrates that Quranic instructions continue to guide us toward an eco-humanistic approach for building a better future while offering specific recommendations for its implementation. This work seeks to show how the combination of revelation and science can be a basis for a discourse that would help solve problems that are of concern to the entire world such as those concerning the environment.