الأمن البيئيّ والحفاظ عليه من عوادم جائحة كوفيد 19: دراسة مقاصديّة

[Environmental Security and its Preservation from the Remnants of the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Maqasid Approach]

Abstract

This study reveals the significance of the environmental security and its preservation from remnants of the pandemic Covid-19. It also intends to elucidate the role and contribution of Maqasid al-Shariah that highlight great concern on the preservation of individual's life, society, and country in facing unexpected circumstances due to this pandemic through its legal texts (nusus). The study also aims to raise the community's awareness on the importance of environmental security and end the pollution caused by Covid-19 remnants such as masks, gloves, and other Covid-19 residues used by the people to reduce the spread of this pandemic and the probabilities of its reach. However, some individuals do not properly place these residues in the designated places for proper and safe disposal. As a result, this waste is dumped in public areas and on roadsides leading to a high-risk environmental, ecological threat in the short and long term. Therefore, to overcome this situation, Shariah has underlined principles that must be adhered to in dealing with the Covid 19 remnant to safeguard the people, society, and state. Failure to observe these rules would lead to another catastrophic situation. The researchers applied the descriptive-analytical approach in writing this article. Some of the significant findings discover that Pandemic Covid-19 has caused a severe impact on the environment due to people's improper disposal of the remnants that consequently affect the future life in terms of water and food resources and the environment safety. This study also found that Maqasid al-Shariah has emphasized the importance of promoting,  protecting and educating the people to have a decent relationship with the environment. The study also found that the environmental pollution caused by the remnants of covid 19 has somehow resulted from the corruption or illegal action by some that finally threaten the lives of individuals, society, and the world.