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No Pollution

are equal; every prophet is a source of guidance. One who wants
to understand the prophetic mission must study all the prophets
and not just any one of them at random.

‘Quran’ is an Arabic word. Its literal meaning is ‘to be read’.
This means that the Quran is a book of study. Indeed, the
Quran suggests that every man and woman should read and
study and explore the truth. Since study, to be successful, must
be imbued with the spirit of inquiry, the message of the Quran
is: Be a seeker, study, and contemplate. Analyze knowledge in an
unbiased manner. And then you will reach the truth. According
to the Quran, this is the sirat-e-mustaqeem (straight path) (1:6).
One should follow this straight path and then one will certainly
reach the final destination, that is, success in both the periods of
life—in the pre-death period and in the post-death period.

No Pollution

ollution of any kind is against the scheme of God the Creator.
PIt is man’s duty, therefore, to maintain the purity of nature.
Failure to do so is, in religious terms, a sin and, in legal terms,
a crime. Man is permitted to exploit natural resources for their
benefits, but he must do so without destroying the natural order
of things.

One verse worth quoting from the Quran on this subject is
from the chapter Al-A‘raf (The Heights); another relevant verse is
from the chapter Al-‘Ankabut (The Spider):
Do not corrupt the land after it has been set in order.
This is for your own good, if you are true believers
(7:85)
Corruption has appeared on land and sea because of

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