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It is quite striking to the fair researchers how the Qur’an and Sunnah cared about the environment. For example, the Qur’an says:

Here the Qur’an mentions camels rather than other animals. The reason behind that is to attract the attention to this remarkable animal and calling people to contemplate about its structure, properties and benefits, as it is the closest of the grazing live-stock to the Bedouins who are addressed directly by the Qur’an.

The Qur’an speaks repeatedly of grazing live-stock (camels, sheep, cattle) rather than other animals that might exist in other areas. The reason is that it wants to attract the attention of the addressed people to the animals present in the surrounding environment in order to make use of them; be grateful to the Bounties of Allah, to eat its meat and drink its milk.

Also, to enjoy their sight when you are leading them in the morning and bringing them back in the evening.

The same is mentioned in the Qur’an about the bees; their homes, various kinds, nutritive and medical values in a Surah called "The Bees".

Likewise, the Qur’an talks about the date-palm, grapes, crops of diverse flavor, the olive and the pomegranate similar and different. Here the Qur’an stresses on two important aspects:

1. Enjoying its beauty:

"Look at their fruits thereof when they bear fruit and upon its ripening." (6:99)

2. Making use of its substance, but paying the due Zakah prescribed by Allah.

It was repeatedly mentioned in the Qur’an: Forbidding from spoiling the earth after Allah (Exalted and Almighty) has created it suitable and well prepared for the successive human generations. It announced that Allah does not like spoiling or those who spoil in life, this includes spoiling environment, polluting it or being aggressive with it. Also it is forbidden to abuse it in any way that would make it deviate from the purpose of Allah created it for. This would be like showing ingratitude to Allah, that would cause vengeance from Allah, and becomes like a warning to those who perpetrated this, that severe penalty will almost come upon them as what happened before to the `Aad and the Thamud and those who came after them.

This is like the punishment that came upon the Saba’ who did not appreciate the bounties that Allah gave them; the fertile land, the fresh pure water, the sweet-smelling gardens, and they showed reluctance, neglected the land and wasted their source of bounty. Allah (Exalted and Almighty) said: