Shaykh Dr Ridwaan Gallant

Shaykh Ridwaan Gallant heads the Environmental Desk of the Muslim Judicial Council and serves on the board of the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI). He completed his Phd in 2010, the title of his dissertation was: Sustainable development : a challenge to Muslim countries.

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Islam and Climate Change 2
The following khutbah sent out by the Muslim Judicial Council coincides with SA's hosting this week of the COP17 on climate change. It was drafted by Shaykh Dr Ridwaan Gallant, member of the Muslim Judicial Council and member of the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute. The 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17), will be held in Durban from 28 November -  9 December.
KHUTBAH FEATURE Part 2 - As Muslims we must fulfill acts that Allah has demanded from us in terms of salah, zakah, fasting and haj - acts of worshipping Allah. Every good act done for the sake of Allah is an act of worship. This includes protecting the environment. As Allah states in the Quran: "And I (Allah) created not the Jinn and Mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone)."
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Saturday, 26 November 2011

Islam and Climate Change 1
The following khutbah was sent out by the Muslim Judicial Councilcoincides with SA's hosting this week of the COP17 on climate change. It was drafted by Shaykh Dr Ridwaan Gallant, member of the Muslim Judicial Council and member of the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute. The 17th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17), will be held in Durban from 28 November -  9 December.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Friday, 25 November 2011

Reduce carbon: MJC
As the Western Cape Religious Leaders Forum (WCRLF) launched the Pan-African campaign called "We Have Faith - Act Now for Climate Justice", the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) joined the call on South Africans to reduce their carbon footprints. The campaign consists of a petition to world leaders attending the COP17 talks in Durban in December and also aimed to conscientise congregants about the effects of climate change and the reduction of their carbon footprint.
Shaykh Dr Ridwaan Gallant, representative of the MJC and South African Faith Communities' Environment Institute, urged Muslims to discourage engagement in activities that would negatively affect the environment. "The MJC stands for climate justice. We appeal to each and every one to reduce their carbon in the atmosphere because presently the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has already reached 350ppm (parts per million) in the atmosphere," he told VOC.
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Published by Voice of the Cape on Tuesday, 18 October 2011
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