{"id":85411,"date":"2024-01-30T11:50:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T09:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=85411"},"modified":"2024-01-30T12:04:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T10:04:30","slug":"world-wetlands-day-february-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/world-wetlands-day-february-02\/","title":{"rendered":"World Wetlands Day February 02\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Each year, World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2nd February to raise global awareness about the indispensable contributions of wetlands on the ecosystems of our planet.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wetlands come in all shapes and sizes, from unobtrusive saltmarshes to sparkling lagoons and tumbling freshwater streams. Wetlands unquestionably stand as one of the major repositories of ecological services to our planet. They are a rich source of carbon storage, serve as haven for wildlife, and play a critical role in climate mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity, as well as human health and prosperity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wetlands Increasingly Under Threat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sadly, due to new developments, and fulfilment of human needs, In just 50 years \u2014 since 1970 \u2014 35% of the world\u2019s wetlands have been lost. According to reports by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), this precious resource is increasingly under threat. With a disappearance rate three times faster than that of forests, hundreds of thousands of animal and plant species are currently endangered. The situation is becoming more alarming each passing day: within the past couple of decades, almost 1 million species have been threatened with extinction. The ramifications of environmental degradation continue to gradually undo the ecological advancements that have been developing naturally for over millions of years.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wetlands in Islam\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>\u00a0A Sign of Blessing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We often neglect the Wetlands\u2019 intrinsic value to wildlife and people. Despite research showing the benefits of wetlands, public awareness of such resources and their impact on the planet is limited. Allah the Almighty states in the Holy Qur\u2019an:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0650\u0646\u06e1 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064f\u062f\u064f\u0651\u0648\u06e1\u0627 \u0646\u0650\u0639\u06e1\u0645\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u06c1\u0650 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064f\u062d\u06e1\u0635\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u06be\u064e\u0627 \u0615 \u0627\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u0670\u06c1\u064e \u0644\u064e\u063a\u064e\u0641\u064f\u0648\u06e1\u0631\u064c \u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u06cc\u06e1\u0645\u064c<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018And if you try to count the favours of Allah, you will not be able to number them. Surely, Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful.\u2018 (16:19)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And also<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0642\u064f\u0644\u06e1 \u0627\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0621\u064e\u06cc\u06e1\u062a\u064f\u0645\u06e1 \u0627\u0650\u0646\u06e1 \u0627\u064e\u0635\u06e1\u0628\u064e\u062d\u064e \u0645\u064e\u0622\u0624\u064f\u06a9\u064f\u0645\u06e1 \u063a\u064e\u0648\u06e1\u0631\u064b\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646\u06e1 \u06cc\u064e\u0651\u0627\u06e1\u062a\u0650\u06cc\u06e1\u06a9\u064f\u0645\u06e1 \u0628\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0622\u0621\u064d \u0645\u064e\u0651\u0639\u0650\u06cc\u06e1\u0646\u064d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018Say, \u201cTell me, if all your water were to disappear in the earth, who then will bring you clear flowing water?\u201d\u2018 (67:31)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wetlands hold significance in Islam due to their ecological and environmental importance. Islam emphasizes the responsible stewardship of the Earth and its resources.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u25cf&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>The world was created in balance\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our world was perfectly designed by the ultimate Creator and Designer. In Surah Ar-Rahman, Allah says, \u2019The Most Compassionate. He taught the Qur\u2019an.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0671\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u064f \u0661 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0621\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0662 \u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0642\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0625\u0650\u0646\u0633\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u064e \u0663 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0628\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0664 \u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u0645\u0652\u0633\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0631\u064f \u0628\u0650\u062d\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064d\u06e2 \u0665 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0645\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0631\u064f \u064a\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062c\u064f\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0666 \u0648\u064e\u0671\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0653\u0621\u064e \u0631\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0645\u0650\u064a\u0632\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0667<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe most merciful, (He) created man. He taught him eloquence. The sun and the moon (move) by precise calculation. And the stars and the trees prostrate. And the heaven He raised and imposed the balance. That you do not transgress within the balance\u2026\u2032<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0[55:1-8]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It was Allah who placed the Earth at a perfect distance from the sun and wrapped the Earth in layers of protective sky. He filled our world with trees which stabilise the soil, rivers upon which civilisations can flourish and countless miraculous ecosystems &#8211; coral reefs, marshes, rainforests and more.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Therefore, it is vital that we strive to maintain the balance of this world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allah tells us that Shaitan has declared,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0623\u064f\u0636\u0650\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0623\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0646\u0651\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0654\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u064f\u0628\u064e\u062a\u0651\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0621\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0652\u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0645\u0650<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">\u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0640\u0654\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064f\u0631\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u0652 \u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u064f\u063a\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0631\u064f\u0646\u0651\u064e \u062e\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0650 \u06da \u0648\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0646 \u064a\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u062e\u0650\u0630\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0640\u0670\u0646\u064e \u0648\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064b\u06ed\u0627 \u0645\u0651\u0650\u0646 \u062f\u064f\u0648\u0646\u0650 \u0671\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0641\u064e\u0642\u064e\u062f\u0652 \u062e\u064e\u0633\u0650\u0631\u064e \u062e\u064f\u0633\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064b\u06ed\u0627 \u0645\u0651\u064f\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064b\u06ed\u0627 \u0661\u0661\u0669<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I will certainly mislead them and delude them with empty hopes. Also, I will order them and they will slit the ears of cattle<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">and alter Allah\u2019s creation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u201d And whoever takes Satan as a guardian instead of Allah has certainly suffered a tremendous loss.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0[4:119].<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0By altering parts of creation for our own needs &#8211; e.g. by polluting the air to mass-produce products, or cutting down trees to develop land &#8211; our perfectly balanced environment has now been disrupted.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Water Conservation: Islam places great importance on the conservation and responsible use of water. Wetlands contribute to water purification, groundwater recharge, and maintaining water quality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In summary, the importance of wetlands in Islam lies in their role as integral components of the Earth&#8217;s ecosystems, supporting life, preserving water resources, and aligning with Islamic principles of environmental stewardship and responsible resource use<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2nd February to raise global awareness about the indispensable contributions of wetlands on the ecosystems of our planet.\u00a0\u00a0 Wetlands come in all shapes and sizes, from unobtrusive saltmarshes to sparkling lagoons and tumbling freshwater streams. 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