WATER AND HOW TO
TAKE CARE OF IT
based on M. Abdul Fatah Santoso
“Seminar Fikih Air” Jogyakarta, 2013
Seminars have been held by Muhammadiyah
regarding environment, such as:
- Nature Conservation
- The obligation to feed pets
- Water and how to take care of it
- etc
Content
• Introduction
•Islamic Appreciation about Water
•Relationship between Human and Water
• tambahin ya daftar isinya
Introduction 1/2
•Water is one of the most important natural
resources in people's lives.
•The population growth rate is inversely
proportional to the availability of water has led to
a water crisis.
•Water crisis has demonstrated the necessity of
human awareness efforts about the importance of
water and its maintenance.
Introduction 2/2
•Religious approaches turned out to be effective
for environmental awareness, especially in
Muslim countries, where Islam was known as one
of the strengths of both political and social.
Islamic Appreciation
about Water
• In the Holly Qur’an, water:
mâ’ (‫ماء‬, the word ‘water’in Arabicand AlQur’an is including water from the rain
ain/`uyûn (‫عين‬, jamaknya ‫عيون‬means spring
water
bahr ( ‫بحر‬, means the ocean)
anhâr (‫أنهار‬, jamak ‫نهر‬, means rivers
yanâbi`u (‫ينابيع‬, jamak ‫ ينبوع‬, means water
sources.
Islam Appreciation of Water
(1) water as the origin of all organisms
(Q.S. al-Anbiyâ’/21: 30)( Q.S Al-furq n / 25:
54 ) ( Q.S. Al-Nur r / 24: 45 ).
(2) water as the basic necessities of living
creatures to survive;
Q.S. al-Baqarah/2: 22, Q.S. al-Baqarah/2: 60,
(3) water as a means of soil conservation (nourish
dry/arid);
Q.S. al-Nahl/16: 10-11
• (4) water as a means of purification and
health;
Q.S. Al- Maidah/5:6, Q.S. Al-Anfal, H.R.
Ibn Ahmad no. 2517, H.R. Ibn Majjah no.
3053
• (5) water (in the form of rivers, lakes and the
sea) as land for transport and habitat to many
living creatures;
Q.S. Al-Baqarah/2:164, Q.S. Luqman/31:31
• (6) water as a symbol of paradise, let, and the
grace of God in the life hereafter (akhirat)
Q.S. Muhammad/47:15, Q.S. AlGayiyah/88: 11-12