SECTION THREE: BALANCE

19. THE BALANCE

The All Merciful has taught the Qur’an. He created man and taught him the Explanation. The sun and the moon to a reckoning, and the stars and the trees bow themselves; and heaven - He raised it up and set the Balance.

Qur’an 55: 1-7

There is an inherent balance and tendency towards stability in the natural order. This is another way of saying that the whole of creation is in submission to One Creator. Therefore as Allah’s khalifa on earth we have a responsibility to behave justly, actively acknowledging the balance and order that surrounds us and doing everything possible to keep it that way.

20. INDIAN TIGER

We can all play a part in protecting endangered species such as this awesome Indian Tiger. Conservation schemes to protect animals such as the American Bison, Green Turtle and Arabian Oryx are happily proving successful.

21. FOREST NURSERY

Forests worldwide absorb millions and millions of tons of carbon dioxide being spewed into the atmosphere by cars and industry. Many countries are implementing reforestation programmes to help ensure the carbon cycle is kept in balance. But they have a long way to go before they reach the stage when more trees are being planted than are being cut down.

22. ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF POWER

Energy from the sun, tide and winds can be harnessed causing none of the pollution caused by the extraction and use of fossil fuels. Windmills for example, can be used for pumping water, for irrigation and generating electricity.

23. THE NATURAL ORDER

Planet earth is unique. Nothing comparable to its self-organising, self-adjusting and self-replenishing eco-systems has been discovered in the whole of the known universe.

24. SUBMISSION

The whole of creation works because it follows the laws of the Creator. The only creature that can act contrary to its preordained patterning and upset the balance is the human being. When we pray and place our foreheads on the earth in obeisance to the Creator it reminds us that in the end, maintaining the balance of creation requires continuous awareness of the work and the will of Allah.