July 14th, 2009 at 10:37am
Under Environmental Law
A Critical Look at Environmental Destruction and Man
by
A. J. Uisso (Research Officer)
Tanzania Forestry Research Institute (TAFORI)
P. o Box 1854 – Morogoro Tanzania
(uissoaj@yahoo.com)
Introduction
Environment is an encompassing phenomenon, which include a lot of things like land, water, air and human being among other things. There are always interactions between these individual components. Over the course of this century, the relationship between man and the environment that sustain it has undergone a profound change. When the century began, neither the human numbers nor technology had power to radically alter the systems of the planet. As the century closes, not only the vastly increased human population and their activities have hat power, but major unintended changes are occurring in the atmosphere, soils, in waters, among plants and animals and in the relationship among all of these. This article, however, discusses the relationship between environmental destruction and man, and the way forward to rescue our deteriorating environment.
Environment destruction and man
In the course of our development activities, our natural capital stocks continue to suffer considerable depletion and digression. Much of what are called natural disasters such as floods, area result of our mismanagement of the environment.
Industrialization and poor management and utilization of natural resources surrounding human being plays key roles in causing environmental damages and degradation. It is apparent that environment has a role to play in our day to day life in that it forms one of the components leading to basis and foundations for our lives. Therefore, its deterioration affects our very lives. It is a reality that in a bid to search for development and ensure natural resources in an uncontrollable manner man in turn, either knowingly or unknowingly adversely affects the environmental base.
The growing urban population is largely depend on fuelwood or charcoal for energy, on local water supplies and is directly affected by growing urban environmental problems of land, water, air and noise pollution. Urban industries have little pollution control, waste disposal is organized only for a few, and unplanned urban growth now occurs in several parts of the country.
In these ways the whole world particularly developing countries are directly affected by the environmental issues which have now assumed proportions that threaten the foundations of human life and development. Among the environmental issues due to human activities are, land degradation, air pollution, solid and liquid waste management, deforestation, wetland degradation, fresh water access and quality, loss of biodiversity and introduction of alien species.
Way forward
From this line of argument therefore, it remains upon the man himself to have sense of responsibility and see an utmost importance of protecting the environment. Needless to emphasize, our lives depend much on the environment surrounding us. Hence we are forced to utilize the natural resources obtaining there from properly. As such we have the same time to conserve, promote and protect it. Conclusively, there should be a controlled system of harvesting the resources and these should be enforced by environmental laws. For effective enforcement of environmental laws /policies, the following areas must be improved:
• Ensure fairness (avoid biases) of the laws.
• Use appropriate language to ensure maximum communication, thus making it easier to understand.
• Create laws that emphasize decentralization of powers to local leaders, which may be used to report any intention and give power to coordinate all functions and activities geared towards the protection of environment within their areas.
• Promote compliance through education and incentives.
• Ensure consistency of environmental laws with any existing laws in other sectors.
• Ensure that environmental laws requirements are enforceable and that there are adequate funds for their implementation.
• Provide the authority necessary for to enforce environmental laws.
By Law Article
July 12th, 2009 at 08:57pm
Under Consumer Law
The Lion is mentioned in the Bible 119 times, 110 times in the Old Testament and nine times in the New Testament.
The Lion is not mentioned in the Noble Quran; however, wild beasts (wild animals) is mentioned once.
In the Bible, Daniel 7:3-4 say that four great beasts came up out of the sea. The first of them was like a lion which had eagle’s wings. These wings were plucked off and the lion made to stand on two feet like a man; and the mind (heart) of a man was given to that lion. Nothing like that is found in the Noble Quran.
In the Quran, verse 5:3 says What if we have nothing to eat but the forbidden food to save our life, would Muslims eat it or no? They have to eat it to save their life. If they do not eat, it is a big sin.
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Daniel 7:3-4 in four different versions of the Bible:
New International Version
Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
New American Standard Bible
“And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, different from one another.
“The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it.
English Standard Version
And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.
The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.
King James Version
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
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Chapter 5: AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE)
Verse 5:3 of the Noble Quran in four different translations:
QARIB: you are forbidden (to consume) the dead, blood and the flesh of swine; also flesh dedicated to any other than Allah, the flesh of strangled (animals) and of those beaten, that which is killed by falling, gored to death, mangled by beasts of prey, unless you find it (still alive) and slaughter it; also of animals sacrificed on stones (to idols). (you are forbidden) to seek division by the arrows, that is debauchery. those who disbelieve have this day despaired of your religion. do not fear them, but fear me. this day i have perfected your religion for you and completed my favor to you. i have approved Islam to be your religion. (as for) he who does not intend to commit a sin but is constrained by hunger to eat of what is forbidden, then surely Allah is forgiving, merciful.
SHAKIR: forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine, and that on which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked, and the strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn, and that which wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter, and what is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols) and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. this day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear me. this day have i perfected for you your religion and completed my favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is forgiving, merciful.
PICKTHAL: forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. and (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. this is an abomination. this day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear me! this day have i perfected your religion for you and completed my favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is forgiving, merciful.
YUSUFALI: forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. this day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear me. this day have i perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. but if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed oft-forgiving, most merciful.
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The meaning of the verse:
Forbidden to you is carrion, that is, the consumption of it, and blood, that is, what has been spilt and the flesh of swine,
And what has been hallowed to other than Allah, in that it was sacrificed in the name of something other than Him, and the beast strangled, to death,
And the beast beaten down, to death,
And the beast fallen, from a height to its death,
And the beast gored, to death by another,
And what beasts of prey have devoured, of such animals except for what you have sacrificed duly, catching it while it still breathes life and then sacrificing it
And what has been sacrificed in, the name of, idols
And that you apportion, that is, that you demand an oath or a ruling, through the divining of arrows. There were seven of these [arrows], [marked] with flags, and they were retained by the keeper of the Kaaba. They would use them for arbitrations and when they commanded them they obeyed, and if they prohibited them they would desist; that is wickedness, a rebellion against obedience. And on the Day of ‘Arafat’ in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, the following was revealed: Today the disbelievers have despaired of your religion, of you apostatizing from it, having hoped for it [earlier], for now they perceived its strength; therefore do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you, that is, its rulings and obligations
(After this verse, nothing about what is lawful or unlawful was revealed).
And I have completed My favor upon you, by perfecting it [your religion], but it is also said by effecting their safe entry into Mecca; and I have approved, chosen, Islam for you as religion.
But whoever is constrained by emptiness, by hunger, to consume some of what has been forbidden him and consumes it, not inclining purposely to sin, to an act of disobedience; then Allah is Forgiving, to him for what he has consumed, Merciful, to him by permitting it to him, in contrast to the one who [purposely] inclines to sin, that is, the one actively engaged in it, such as a way layer or a criminal, for whom such consumption is forbidden.
What if we have nothing to eat but forbidden food e.g. swine to save our life, would Muslims eat it or no? They have to eat it to save their life but they have not to eat extra amount; they just eat the amount that would save the life. Also, it is a big sin if they do not eat and hurt their life!
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Back to my question for the smart reader:
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?
Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit,
Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt.
And, President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors.
Member of the Egyptian union of Writers
By Law Article
July 12th, 2009 at 02:57pm
Under Consumer Law
The Lion is mentioned in the Bible 119 times, 110 times in the Old Testament and nine times in the New Testament.
The Lion is not mentioned in the Noble Quran; however, wild beasts (wild animals) is mentioned once.
In the Bible, Daniel 7:3-4 say that four great beasts came up out of the sea. The first of them was like a lion which had eagle’s wings. These wings were plucked off and the lion made to stand on two feet like a man; and the mind (heart) of a man was given to that lion. Nothing like that is found in the Noble Quran.
In the Quran, verse 5:3 says What if we have nothing to eat but the forbidden food to save our life, would Muslims eat it or no? They have to eat it to save their life. If they do not eat, it is a big sin.
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Daniel 7:3-4 in four different versions of the Bible:
New International Version
Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
New American Standard Bible
“And four great beasts were coming up from the sea, different from one another.
“The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it.
English Standard Version
And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.
The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.
King James Version
And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
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Chapter 5: AL-MAEDA (THE TABLE)
Verse 5:3 of the Noble Quran in four different translations:
QARIB: you are forbidden (to consume) the dead, blood and the flesh of swine; also flesh dedicated to any other than Allah, the flesh of strangled (animals) and of those beaten, that which is killed by falling, gored to death, mangled by beasts of prey, unless you find it (still alive) and slaughter it; also of animals sacrificed on stones (to idols). (you are forbidden) to seek division by the arrows, that is debauchery. those who disbelieve have this day despaired of your religion. do not fear them, but fear me. this day i have perfected your religion for you and completed my favor to you. i have approved Islam to be your religion. (as for) he who does not intend to commit a sin but is constrained by hunger to eat of what is forbidden, then surely Allah is forgiving, merciful.
SHAKIR: forbidden to you is that which dies of itself, and blood, and flesh of swine, and that on which any other name than that of Allah has been invoked, and the strangled (animal) and that beaten to death, and that killed by a fall and that killed by being smitten with the horn, and that which wild beasts have eaten, except what you slaughter, and what is sacrificed on stones set up (for idols) and that you divide by the arrows; that is a transgression. this day have those who disbelieve despaired of your religion, so fear them not, and fear me. this day have i perfected for you your religion and completed my favor on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion; but whoever is compelled by hunger, not inclining willfully to sin, then surely Allah is forgiving, merciful.
PICKTHAL: forbidden unto you (for food) are carrion and blood and swineflesh, and that which hath been dedicated unto any other than Allah, and the strangled, and the dead through beating, and the dead through falling from a height, and that which hath been killed by (the goring of) horns, and the devoured of wild beasts, saving that which ye make lawful (by the death-stroke), and that which hath been immolated unto idols. and (forbidden is it) that ye swear by the divining arrows. this is an abomination. this day are those who disbelieve in despair of (ever harming) your religion; so fear them not, fear me! this day have i perfected your religion for you and completed my favour unto you, and have chosen for you as religion al-Islam. whoso is forced by hunger, not by will, to sin: (for him) lo! Allah is forgiving, merciful.
YUSUFALI: forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine, and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah; that which hath been killed by strangling, or by a violent blow, or by a headlong fall, or by being gored to death; that which hath been (partly) eaten by a wild animal; unless ye are able to slaughter it (in due form); that which is sacrificed on stone (altars); (forbidden) also is the division (of meat) by raffling with arrows: that is impiety. this day have those who reject faith given up all hope of your religion: yet fear them not but fear me. this day have i perfected your religion for you, completed my favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam as your religion. but if any is forced by hunger, with no inclination to transgression, Allah is indeed oft-forgiving, most merciful.
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The meaning of the verse:
Forbidden to you is carrion, that is, the consumption of it, and blood, that is, what has been spilt and the flesh of swine,
And what has been hallowed to other than Allah, in that it was sacrificed in the name of something other than Him, and the beast strangled, to death,
And the beast beaten down, to death,
And the beast fallen, from a height to its death,
And the beast gored, to death by another,
And what beasts of prey have devoured, of such animals except for what you have sacrificed duly, catching it while it still breathes life and then sacrificing it
And what has been sacrificed in, the name of, idols
And that you apportion, that is, that you demand an oath or a ruling, through the divining of arrows. There were seven of these [arrows], [marked] with flags, and they were retained by the keeper of the Kaaba. They would use them for arbitrations and when they commanded them they obeyed, and if they prohibited them they would desist; that is wickedness, a rebellion against obedience. And on the Day of ‘Arafat’ in the year of the Farewell Pilgrimage, the following was revealed: Today the disbelievers have despaired of your religion, of you apostatizing from it, having hoped for it [earlier], for now they perceived its strength; therefore do not fear them, but fear Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you, that is, its rulings and obligations
(After this verse, nothing about what is lawful or unlawful was revealed).
And I have completed My favor upon you, by perfecting it [your religion], but it is also said by effecting their safe entry into Mecca; and I have approved, chosen, Islam for you as religion.
But whoever is constrained by emptiness, by hunger, to consume some of what has been forbidden him and consumes it, not inclining purposely to sin, to an act of disobedience; then Allah is Forgiving, to him for what he has consumed, Merciful, to him by permitting it to him, in contrast to the one who [purposely] inclines to sin, that is, the one actively engaged in it, such as a way layer or a criminal, for whom such consumption is forbidden.
What if we have nothing to eat but forbidden food e.g. swine to save our life, would Muslims eat it or no? They have to eat it to save their life but they have not to eat extra amount; they just eat the amount that would save the life. Also, it is a big sin if they do not eat and hurt their life!
———————————————–
Back to my question for the smart reader:
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?
Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit,
Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt.
And, President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors.
Member of the Egyptian union of Writers
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