Theology of the environment in Islam (with emphasis on human-centered doctrine)

Assuming religious instructions as pattern and guidance is an effective factor for their followers to determine their lifestyle in order to save and protect the environment. Muslims population in the world is a significant number so changing their attitude and teaching them the Islamic way of environment protection, can greatly help save the plant.The data collection in this research is based on the library method and the qualitative method of content analysis and hermeneutics have been used since many concepts have been presented. The first chapter introduces the background, definitions, problem design, and hypotheses. The second chapter looks at Islam’s view of the elements and parts of the earth. The text of the Quran is generally intertwined with vast concepts about nature and determines that the environment has value, dignity, essential rights and non-instrumental value. The third chapter is devoted to examining the human’s position in the Quran and the human center doctrine. This chapter discusses the Quranic keywords about human characteristics and attributes and the boundaries of the Holy Quran from human status. Keywords like Khelafat, Amana, Keramah, Taskhir, Oboodia and … and concluded that some Quranic verses are human center, but the “Ashraf Makhlooghat” is not mentioned and human’s worthy title is the position of Servitude and Oboodia and finallay “abdollah”. This leads the human being to behave humbly to other creatures of God. The fourth chapter inspires concepts, laws and principles form the Quran and Prophet Mohammad verses in order to save the environment and protect the earth. These laws are: Divine absolute ownership, cleanliness, cooperation, piety, equity, benevolence, love, mercy, the prohibition of extravagance and corruption, the prohibition of corruption.