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Planetary Health and Anthropocene Discourse: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders

Mona Said El-Sherbini
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Yusuf Amuda Tajudeen
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Habeebullah Jayeola Oladipo
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Iyiola Olatunji Oladunjoye
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Aminat Olaitan Adebayo
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Jemilah Mahmood
Version 1 : Received: 25 April 2023 / Approved: 25 April 2023 / Online: 25 April 2023 (03:50:32 CEST)

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El-Sherbini, M.S.; Tajudeen, Y.A.; Oladipo, H.J.; Oladunjoye, I.O.; Adebayo, A.O.; Mahmood, J. Planetary Health and Anthropocene Discourse: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders. Challenges 2023, 14, 46. El-Sherbini, M.S.; Tajudeen, Y.A.; Oladipo, H.J.; Oladunjoye, I.O.; Adebayo, A.O.; Mahmood, J. Planetary Health and Anthropocene Discourse: The Role of Muslim Religious Leaders. Challenges 2023, 14, 46.

Abstract

The Anthropocene epoch marks a critical phase in the history of humanity, where anthropogenic activities have significantly impacted our planet. Along the unpreceedendent ecological crises, the Anthropocene worldview has raised existential questions with a cultural and ethical discourse that recognises intrinsic value and calls for more responsible sustainable living. To address these challenges collectively, a broader perspective is required, guided by a unified sense of purpose towards personal and planetary health. In this context, the role of religious leaders in shaping the social and environmental worldviews of their followers cannot be underestimated. Religious teachings provide a moral framework for promoting climate action, global ethics, indigenous people, peace, and justice, and many other aspects of planetary health. By assessing the global ecological crises through the lens of Islam; Religion of Nature, or Din al-Fitra, and its environmental teachings across all realms, we can gain insights into humanity’s connection to the fabric of creation and its interaction with this world. These value-leden principles are integrated with accountability; thus, the role of Muslim religious leaders considering the planetary-scale threats warrant further elucidation; recognizing that many other faiths and faith leaders can similarly contribute together for common good.

Keywords

Planetary Health; Muslim Religious Leaders; Islam; Anthropocene; Ecological crises

Subject

Social Sciences, Other

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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