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Wartości Islamu a koncepcja zrównoważonego rozwoju
Values of Islam and the concept of sustainable development

Author(s): Dariusz Piotrowski
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: sustainable development; Islamic economics; shari’ah

Summary/Abstract: This paper looks at sustainable development from an Islamic perspective. The theoretical foundations of the concept of sustainable development in Islam was found in verses of Holy Qur’an. The paper concludes that Islam teaches that humans are the stewards of God on earth and are therefore accountable to God for their deeds and choices. Islam promotes the balanced and simultaneous realization of consumer welfare, economic efficiency, attainment of social justice, and ecological harmony in the framework of objectives of the shari’ah.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 330
  • Page Range: 308-315
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish