A Review on Islamic Environmental Ethics: A Solution to Environmental Issues of Science and Technology

Ethical issues in science and technology no longer exist as a new problem arises in this present world. However, the concern for the environment creates awareness in analysing ethical practices in science and technology research and development. It encourages scientists and industries to ensure the chemical products and the processes harmless to the environment. Microplastics (MPs) in the water system demand serious debates and concern among scientists to study the definition and the effects on nature and other organisms. In the past several decades, conventional ethical guidelines have played a significant role in developing new scientific fields but did not control the upcoming technologies, leading to those threats and pollution still occurring. The introduction to the green chemistry concept shows the contribution of conventional ethics in maintaining experimental activities. However, the procedures do not highlight the management of the entire process and the implications after the implementation. It only discusses the purposes of those processes, which may put high risks of destroying the environment during or after the operations are conducted. Therefore, introducing Islamic environmental ethics is significant to curing the unsolved issues. Earlier studies had addressed these ethical guidelines but were limited to philosophical views and personal thought. Hence, the explanation of the Islamic environmental ethics in this research will involve Qur’an as the primary reference by applying the Qur’anic Thematic Exegesis method to address the issue. It requires a discussion based on the environmental pollution cited in Qur’an and the Islamic explanation to overcome. This study involves hermeneutics and content analysis in collecting and presenting the data. At the conclusion of the discussion, Islamic environmental ethics demonstrated its ability to provide guidelines for upholding ethical values and protecting nature in the face of MPs, using a comprehensive approach based on the Quranic perspective