Week 5 : IIUM Book Festival

 Assalamualaikum 

In this week's task,we were assigned by Dr Suhaimi to visit the booth at the IIUM Book Festival 2023 that took place in KAED.We must locate the literature on Sustainable Development and peruse a brief overview of them.

This book entitled "Sustainable Development Projects" by IIUM Administrators is about 12 projects that have been conducted over a period of one year.It provides examples of initiatives covering a wide range of topics and themes including edible garden,energy saving,stingless bees,sejahtera sports,eco-bags,library classification system,"adab dan budi" (manners),health and wellness and e-waste management.To put it briefly,this book is a celebration and monument to the accomplishments of administrators who have gone above and beyond their call of duty in their employment.

After reading this book,I now see that Islam places a high value on preserving human health and well-being.Muslims are expected to control their physical well-being and strength in addition to acquiring knowledge.This is supported by the Quranic verse in Surah al-Baqarah (verse 247) : "Allah SWT says : "Allah hath chosen him above you,and hath gifted him abundantly with knowledge and bodily prowess."

I was able to attend this discussion as well regarding the book "Titian Akhir Zaman".One of the input that I get from this session is if we view the world through an eschatological lens,we may emphasize the importance of sustainability and responsible resource management,as there are concerns that could affect the ultimate future of humanity.

 

The panel also mentioned that in order to achieve sustainability,all creatures need to be treated equally to achieve well-being.Sustainability without faith will not be achieved (spirituality).