ashkan naemi; hamidreza ghasemi
Volume 7, Issue 22 , April 2016, , Pages 193-216
Abstract
Natural resources has bestowed upon humans by God. However, these natural resources given to humans to take advantage of are limited and scarce. Moreover, these resources are perishable, and high rate of usage has reduced their amount in the recent years. This has raised concerns about the future generation ...
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Natural resources has bestowed upon humans by God. However, these natural resources given to humans to take advantage of are limited and scarce. Moreover, these resources are perishable, and high rate of usage has reduced their amount in the recent years. This has raised concerns about the future generation share of the natural resources and their environmental benefits. While there are different ways to look at this problem, we discuss it from the religious point of view on how religion looks at this problem. Religious resources (the Quran, Hadiths, reasons) highlight the definite right of all humans in taking advantage of natural resource. Justice implies the recognition of the future generation’s right in using of these resources. It is suggested that the optimal solution to the above concern is to transfer benefits of natural resources to the next generation through replacing old resources with new ones. In addition, the efficient use of resources and prevention of wasting them are highly recommended.
