TY - BOOK ID - 77911923 TI - Green Deen : what Islam teaches about protecting the planet AU - Abdul-Matin, Ibrahim. AU - Ellison, Keith PY - 2010 SN - 1282885502 9786612885501 1605094668 9781605094663 9781605099460 1605099465 9781605094649 1605094641 9781282885509 6612885505 PB - San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Environmental protection KW - Nature KW - Sustainable living. KW - Ecological living KW - Green living KW - Living, Sustainable KW - Alternative lifestyles KW - Environmentalism KW - Green movement KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77911923 AB - "The Earth is a mosque."Muslims are compelled by their religion to praise the Creator and to care for their community. But what is not widely known is that there are deep and long-standing connections between Islamic teachings and environmentalism. In this groundbreaking book, Ibrahim Abdul-Matin draws on research, scripture, and interviews with Muslim Americans to trace Islam's preoccupation with humankind's collective role as stewards of the Earth. Abdul-Matin points out that the Prophet Muhammad declared that "the Earth is a mosque."Deen means "path" or "way" in Arabic. Abdul-Matin offers d ER -