Going Green: A Muslim Perspective

[Baruch MSA]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

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Assalamu Alaykum WaRahmatullah WaBarakatuh.

"Peace, Blessings and Mercy of Allah (swt) be upon you"

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Muslim Students Association (MSA) & Women In Islam (WII) invites everyone to the event:

Going Green: A Muslim Perspective

The Universe is enormous and filled with a diversity of life forms. This is a wonderful sign of the creator's greatness. Each thing that God has created has wisdom and purpose behind it. 

God says in the Qu'ran:

“We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them carelessly. We have not created them but for truth.” (Quran 44:38-39)

In Islam, all created beings are created to serve God. Each element benefits each other if they perform their role leading to a cohesive society. Humans are a distinct part of the universe in that they have a special position among the other elements. Humans are the 'managers' of the earth because the resources upon which life depends are placed in our care. 

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged people to work hard to maintain the earth. This is evident as the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said,

“If any Muslim plants a tree or sows a field, and a human, bird or animal eats from it, it shall be reckoned as charity from him.” 

(Saheeh Muslim)

Today, there is much concern of the effects of pollution, global warming, and climate change on our environment. Actions are taking place, but there needs to be a greater and more widespread effort.

Come join us as we try to think, and implement new ways of building environmental sustainability in our campuses.

Day& Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011.

Time: 12:30 p.m. till 2:30 p.m.

Location: Newman Vertical Campus (NVC)

Room 9-150

Speaker(s): Ermin Siljkovic

Manhattan Recycling Outreach Coordinator

Office of Recycling Outreach and Education

GrowNYC

Martin Ostrow

Independent documentary filmmaker with Fine Cut Productions, LLC.

Director of the Renewal Project

*REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED*

**Non Baruch Students must RSVP by Wednesday, November30, 2011 at 12 pm.**

You have to send us an email at rs...@baruchmsa.com mentioning that you are a NON-BARUCH student on the SUBJECT LINE.

Any delays to submit your name will not be entertained.

Jazakum Allahu Khayran

Best Wishes & Regards,

Muslim Student Association

in...@baruchmsa.com

Baruch College, CUNY