Exploring Islamic frameworks for environmental management education

Authors

  • Sumaiyah Bahri Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0245-0177
  • Mohd Amzari Tumiran Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-4442
  • Nasharuddin Mohammad Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0245-0177
  • Nurfaradilla Haron Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Raudha Ramli Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/uij.672

Keywords:

Islamic education; environmental management; syllabus; preference elements

Abstract

Environmental management is a balancing act, a holistic approach to understanding the complex interactions of humans in their environment. Nevertheless, considering the renewed consideration that the centrality of the Islamic environmental management is getting within the Islamic education, the lack of a comprehensive element analysis about the preference of those elements within the environmental management education syllabus is the research gap in Islamic environmental management education. The objective of this study is to review the preference elements of Islamic education in the environmental management syllabus. The content analysis methodology begins with a systematic literature search on pertinent databases like ERIC, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, and Google Scholar, with a focus on the identified keywords and phrases. As a result, this study incorporating elements of Islamic education into an environmental management syllabus can be a multidimensional process, namely: (a) understanding of maqasid al-shari’ah (objectives of Islamic law); (b) integration of fiqh al-mu’amalat (jurisprudence of transactions); (c) emphasis on al-tawazun (evenness and balance); (d) promotion of al-ta’awun (cooperation and collaboration); and (e) demonstration of al-itqan (precise practical skills). This study concludes by providing insights into the integration of Islamic education into the environmental management syllabus. Future research in this area could expand the study's scope by incorporating other Islamic educational institutions in Asia and Africa, as well as considering other elements of Islamic education.

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Published

2026-04-20

How to Cite

Bahri, S., Tumiran, M. A., Mohammad, N., Haron, N., & Ramli, R. (2026). Exploring Islamic frameworks for environmental management education. Ulum Islamiyyah, 38(01), 129–141. https://doi.org/10.33102/uij.672