Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide

Halal and haram are evaluative concepts that refer to what is permissible or impermissible, respectively, in Islamic law. When applied to minerals, plants, or animals, the duo refers to what is permissible or impermissible to consume therein. There has been upsurge in the production and proliferatio...

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Main Author:	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
Other Authors:	Kasim, A.
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	Springer: Singapore 2014
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/1/41315.pdf

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spelling	iium-413152015-06-22T01:04:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain GE Environmental Sciences GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography Halal and haram are evaluative concepts that refer to what is permissible or impermissible, respectively, in Islamic law. When applied to minerals, plants, or animals, the duo refers to what is permissible or impermissible to consume therein. There has been upsurge in the production and proliferation of halal products which enormously serves the Muslim religious as well as economic interests. However, in a world of market-driven economy when market profit often clashes with the environmental interests and safety, there is a need to address halal and haram within a broader ecological framework. In attempt to proffer an alternative modality of appreciating nature and its biodiversity, this study explores symbiotic relations in nature and subsume halal-haram divide under two Qur’anic ecological keywords of rizq (sustenance) and haqq (truth). The study reveals that, ecologically conceptualized, haram things are simply haram for humans to consume or to make a direct contact with, but not necessarily haram for other nature’s constituents upon which human existence and sustenance depend. Springer: Singapore Kasim, A. Atikah, W. S. Abdul Razak, N. H. Wahidah Musa, N. L. Abd Halim, R. Mohamed, S. R. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/1/41315.pdf Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain (2014) Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide. In: International Conference on Science, Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS) 2012, 20-22 Nov 2012, Kuantan, Pahang. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-287-077-3_12 10.1007/978-981-287-077-3_12
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description	Halal and haram are evaluative concepts that refer to what is permissible or impermissible, respectively, in Islamic law. When applied to minerals, plants, or animals, the duo refers to what is permissible or impermissible to consume therein. There has been upsurge in the production and proliferation of halal products which enormously serves the Muslim religious as well as economic interests. However, in a world of market-driven economy when market profit often clashes with the environmental interests and safety, there is a need to address halal and haram within a broader ecological framework. In attempt to proffer an alternative modality of appreciating nature and its biodiversity, this study explores symbiotic relations in nature and subsume halal-haram divide under two Qur’anic ecological keywords of rizq (sustenance) and haqq (truth). The study reveals that, ecologically conceptualized, haram things are simply haram for humans to consume or to make a direct contact with, but not necessarily haram for other nature’s constituents upon which human existence and sustenance depend.
author2	Kasim, A.
author_facet	Kasim, A. Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
author_sort	Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain
title	Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide
title_short	Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide
title_full	Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide
title_fullStr	Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide
title_full_unstemmed	Ecological conceptualization of Halal-Haram divide
title_sort	ecological conceptualization of halal-haram divide
publisher	Springer: Singapore
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41315/1/41315.pdf
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