Although consumerism has long been recognised as one of the major contributors of environmental destruction, little change in consumer habits have resulted. Knowledge alone of the widespread environmental destruction caused by consumeristic lifestyles simply has not provided the required motivation for behavioural change. Religions have a key role to play, as they have the potential...Read More

In this paper, I have identified and briefly examined two Islamic concepts which constitute tlre nucleus of the conceptual framework for sustainability in Islamic arclritecture. The two concepts are: 1) man as the vicegerent (khalifah) on earth, and 2) natural environment as both afield and means for man’s vicegerency mission. Central to tlre paper are...Read More

In this study a new approach in heating system for pyrolysis technology to the recovery of liquid hydrocarbons from solid tire wastes has been developed. A fixed-bed fire-tube heating pyrolysis reactor system has been designed and fabricated considering all of the process parameters. The solid tire wastes were pyrolysed in the reactor under N2 atmosphere....Read More

“The Global trusteeship (Amanah) which the Heavens, the Earth, and the Mountains declined to shoulder its immense responsibility [Al-Qur’an: 33:721, was accepted by man for various reasons. Allah is the ultimate holder of dominion over the creation and is thus accountable each in their own ways |A1 Qur’an: 2:107 also 5:120). The creation itself, in...Read More