By DOUGLAS TODD, Vancouver Sun — “Children of Adam … eat and drink, but be not excessive. He likes not those who commit excess.” — Koran 7:31
-snip- This year the Illinois legislature passed the “Green Ramadan resolution,” becoming the first American state to recognize the month of Ramadan, with its emphasis on bodily self-restraint, as a time for “protecting our environment and our Earth for all faith groups.”
-snip- In Canada, meanwhile, the current cover of the national issue of The Ismaili, which serves Canada’s large Ismaili Muslim population, is headlined, “Living Green.” Environmentalism is becoming big in many Muslim circles.
Despite the bursts of Islamic eco-spirituality, however, the greening of Ramadan is still a relatively new phenomenon. As a result, many Muslims believe they have a long way to go to live out the commitment to Creation that they believe God requires.
More: Opinion: The greening of Ramadan, the reducing of waste.
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