Senegalese Imam declares ‘Green Jihad’ to protect environment

A Senegalese Muslim leader has called for a
“Green Jihad” against pollution, urging his
country’s parliament as well as the entire Muslim
community to engage in what he regards a clear
Islamic duty to protect the environment.
Pointing to Islam’s environment-related principles, Imam
Youssoupha Sarr said in a Sunday interview with al-Jazeera
English network that he cannot believe how people in his
Muslim nation are accustomed to living in an environment
polluted with plastic bags and other forms of waste.
“Islam is clear [on the issue of the environment],” Sarr said,
adding, “Any form of pollution or aggression towards the
environment is a sin and clearly forbidden. People need to be
reminded of this.”
The Muslim leader said he believed God has provided human
beings with a self-generating environment, and thus the
human community is duty-bound to protect the environment
at any cost.