Quran verses on the Human Relationship with Nature
“And do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption.” Quran, 2:60
“And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that flies with its wings except [that they are] communities like you. We have not neglected in the Register a thing. Then unto their Lord they will be gathered.” Quran, 6:38
“And it is He who sends down rain from the sky, and We produce thereby the growth of all things. We produce from it greenery from which We produce grains arranged in layers. And from the palm trees – of its emerging fruit are clusters hanging low. And [We produce] gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates, similar yet varied. Look at [each of] its fruit when it yields and [at] it’s ripening. Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.” Quran, 6:99
“He causes to grow for you thereby herbage, and the olives, and the palm trees, and the grapes, and of all the fruits; most surely there is a sign in this for a people who reflect.” Quran, 16:11
“And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who listen.” Quran, 16:65
“Have those who disbelieved not considered that the heavens and the Earth were a joined entity, and we separated them and made from water every living thing? Then will they not believe?” Quran, 21:30
“Devote thyself single-mindedly to the faith, and thus follow the nature designed by Allah, the nature according to which He has fashioned mankind; there is no altering the creation of Allah.” Quran, 30:30
“It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes beautiful and has provided for you sustenance.” Quran, 40:64
Sources & Resources
The Muslim Vibe, The Beauty of Earth through 18 Verses of the Hoy Quran
The Muslim Vibe, 7 Verses from the Quran on the Environment
Learn Religions, The Quran’s View of Animal Welfare
We recommend The Study Quran.
Cover image by Prof. Emmanuel Karagiannis, PhD, borrowed from his 2015 study, When the green gets greener: political Islam's newly-found environmentalism, DOI: 0/09592318.2014.959768.
