Ecological Critique of Modernity in the Qur’anic Perspective: Human Responsibility toward the Environment and Relevance to the SDGs
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Abstract
The increasingly concerning global ecological crisis, such as climate change, deforestation, environmental
pollution, and the rampant illegal mining, is a consequence of modernity that carries an anthropocentric paradigm
and the irresponsible exploitation of natural resources. This research aims to critically examine the ecological
impacts of modernity and explore the Qur'anic perspective on human ecological responsibility, in relation to the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research employs a library research method with a qualitative
approach, through a literature study of Quranic exegesis sources, Islamic ecology literature, and SDG policy
documents. The findings indicate that the Quran explicitly criticizes human behavior that causes environmental
damage, as stated in QS. Ar-Rum: 41, QS. Al-A’raf: 56, and QS. Al-Baqarah: 205, which depict humans
damaging the earth by destroying crops and livestock for personal gain. These verses emphasize that human
ecological responsibility in Islam is spiritual and moral in nature, not merely technical. This perspective aligns
with the sustainability values in the SDGs, such as illegal logging, unlicensed mining exploitation, and ecosystem
destruction, particularly SDG number 13 (Climate Action), which encourages concrete actions to address climate
change and its impacts, SDG number 14 (Life Below Water), which emphasizes the protection of marine
ecosystems from pollution and excessive exploitation, and SDG number 15 (Life on Land), which focuses on the
preservation of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainable forest management, and halting biodiversity loss. The
implications of this research emphasize the need for the integration of Quranic values into environmental policies
and ecological education to build a development paradigm that is just, sustainable, and based on spirituality.
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