Fazlun KhalidSigns on the Earth
Islam, Modernity and the Climate Crisis
Fazlun Khalid is of Sri Lankan origin. He traces his ancestry to the Hadramut in Yemen and is a descendent of the intrepid sailors who pioneered the spice routes to the Far East in times gone by. Accompanied by a colleague of what was then known as the Ceylon Air Academy, he landed in New Haven on the south coast of England in 1953, from Dieppe in France. Fazlun Khalid has a worldwide reputation as an advocate of environmental protection rooted in religious traditions and is now recognised as one of fifteen leading eco-theologians in the world. He appeared on the Independent on Sunday list of the top 100 environmentalists in the UK in 2008 and is also listed amongst the "500 Most Influential Muslims in the World" by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre of Jordan. He founded the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES) which is now established as the world's leading Islamic environmental NGO.
CONTENTS
FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 - A HOUSE OF CARDS
Hegemony
Brains, Black Holes and the Enlightenment
The Bridge
A Lethal Cocktail
CHAPTER 2 - A RAVISHED EARTH
Disconnected People
The Pollution Boomerang
Rape of the Forests
Ecocide
The Nectar of Life
A Delayed Reaction
CHAPTER 3 - PROSPERITY IN PERSPECTIVE
Happiness and the Good Life
The Progress Trap
Development and Delusions
The Growth Fantasy
CHAPTER 4 - HOW HISTORY ACCELERATED
All the Time in the World
Signs of Impatience
A Spurt
Acceleration
CHAPTER 5 - ISLAM AND THE NATURAL WORLD
Mobilising Faith
Rediscovering Nature
The Sacred
Islam and Environmental Ethics
Political Economy in Islam
Producing Results
Ilm ul khalq - Knowledge of Creation
Fiqh al biah - Jurisprudence of the Environment
The Shari'a in Perspective
A way forward
CHAPTER 6: SURVIVING THE ANTHROPOCENE
Collapse
What now?
Hope springs eternal
ENDNOTES
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
