The importance of the environment and environmental protection in Islam: a legal perspective

Abstract EN

The Islamic law has always placed a great value on the environment and the ways it can be protected.

it did not only create and uphold the basic environmental rules and regulations but also created a whole system to protect and nurture the environment in all its aspects and forms.

these rules and regulations first appeared in Quran and Suna'a in its earliest forms as definitions of what consists the environment and how it can be protected.

it later expanded to include all concepts and notions that are related to the environment and the ways it can be protected and sustained to ensure the survival of human beings.

similar to the Islamic laws, the Algerian law has also devoted its attention to the environment and environmental sustainability.

the Algerian law and constitution clearly mention and clarify the consequences of violating the rules that ensure environmental protection.

our paper focuses on the environment and its protection and all concepts that are related to it from the perspective of the Algerian law and Islamic teachings.