The Fiqh of Coronaviruses: Towards an Islamic Biocentric Approach to COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorAbdul Kabir Hussain Solihu
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-20T13:17:46Z
dc.date.available2024-06-20T13:17:46Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>COVID-19, a disease caused by a novel coronavirus, is widely believed to have originated in animals. In the Islamic worldview, animals, including those suspected to be reservoirs of coronavirus or other zoonotic viruses, are divine creations, guided by divine command and sustained through divine provisions. Based on content analysis of relevant literature in environmental sciences, humanities and social sciences, I provide an Islamic religious understanding (fiqh) of certain ecological functions and ecosystem services that support life on earth but could also be harmful to humans. The objective of the study is to contribute to the discourse on biocentric environmental ethics from an Islamic perspective. The biocentric environmental ethics I advanced is framed on al-takāful al-bī’ī  (mutual guarantee among environmental components) and corroborated by the One Health approach to zoonotic diseases in which human health is intractably linked with the health of animals and ecosystems. The study concludes that the breakout of zoonotic diseases is often a result of the breakdown of ecological barriers precipitated by human actions.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.citationSolihu, A. K. H. (2024). The Fiqh of Coronaviruses: Towards an Islamic Biocentric Approach to COVID-19. Islamic Studies, 63(1), 69-92. https://doi.org/10.52541/isiri.v63i1.3112
dc.identifier.doi10.52541/isiri.v63i1.3112
dc.identifier.issn2710-5326
dc.identifier.issn0578-8072
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1409
dc.publisherIslamic Studies
dc.relation.ispartofIslamic Studies
dc.titleThe Fiqh of Coronaviruses: Towards an Islamic Biocentric Approach to COVID-19
dc.typejournal-article
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.volume63
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