Governmental Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and the Environment

Due to the development of human societies and urbanization some problems having come up, such as destruction and pollution of environment, which has cause damage to the environment. Considering the importance of the environment and the damage to the environment ascribed to modern life, the present paper tries to point out to the fiqhi viewpoint on the environment according to the evidence in fiqhi resources. Also, it makes explicit man's responsibilities towards the damage to the environment discussing various issue in the framework of fiqhi questions and rules. The research findings show that Islamic law have given special attention to the environment and has made clear rules on the matters related to this issue.