%A  NAHDI  MAIZER SAID
%J Kaunia Jurnal Sains dan Teknologi Vol II, No. 1, April 2006
%T BELAJAR DARI ALAM
%X As God's caliph on the earth (al-Baqarah, 2:30), man has
a duty to restore natural resources. With the potential given to man,
it is expected that he would be ahle to seek the ways to protect the
earth from its destruction. Nature if as created in a state of
equilibrium and has been so for a long time. Natural disasters that
occur due to humane or natural causes have great impacts on the
equilibrium state of nature and therefore need to be studied.
This article mil discuss how to learn from nature, by
describing how the equilibrium exists in nature as well as the factors
affecting natural equilibrium presents in the atmosphore, hydrosphere
and lithosphere, using the Quran, hadith and scientific books as
references. From the discussion, it can be said that the natural
disasters caused by natural factors are somewhat unavoidable
although the negative impacts can still be reduced. However, the
natural disasters caused by human as indicated by Quran, such as
o%one holes, greenhouse effects and water pollution should be able
to be avoided or even eliminated.
Therefore, as a religion intended for the well-being of the
universe ^rahmatan lil 'alaminj, it is time for Islam not to ignore
nature and examine kauniyah verses in the Quran to be applied
in daily lives. For example, the regulation about the city spatial
arrangement should be implemented strictly, so that there would be
no housing in areas which are vulnerable to natural disasters.
Although disasters are God's wish, his wish in terms of disasters
is always paralleled with man's action which also means that it
should also be parallel with man's readiness in facing the disasters.
Thus, as religious believer, we need to always learn fron nature so
thath we can still have something to be given to our children in the
future.
%D 2006
%K keseimbangan alam, manusia sebagai khalifah, al-Quran
%L digilib7799