WEEK 3: Maqasid Shariah and Sustainable Development

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For this week, we didn't have physical class. Instead, my group and I've been tasked to visit the IIUM Gallery at the Rectory of MAF building. Our jobs was to write three observations of Maqasid Shariah in relation to Sustainable Development presented within the gallery.

Maqasid Shariah literally refers to the objective of Shariah. It can first be divided into three parts, known as Daruriyyat (necessities), Hajiyyat (needs) and Tahsiniyyat (embellishments). We focused on the category Daruriyyat and its criterias, such as protection of religion (din), life (nafs), intellect (aql), lineage (nasl) and wealth (mal). In terms of incorporating Sustainable Development and Maqasid Shariah, we found out that these concept both leads to the same goal, which is to protect the people and the environment.

1. There was an information board that explained a lot about Sustainable Development and about how IIUM is actively contributing and involving in this movement. IIUM is fulfilling SDG Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals. Through this, not only are they being one of the institutions to be a part of the movement, but also spread awareness globally. This can influence others to be a person who practices Sustainable Development in daily life, thus slowly achieving protection of lineage (nasl) due to their care of the environment.
 
2. There was also a board that showed a program of educating children who have a hard time receiving education due to their conditions of living. Not only is this action aligning with SDG Goal 4: Quality Education, it also aligns with the Maqasid Shariah's protection of intellect (aql). Providing education helps these children to gain the same opportunity as other children in the world to achieve their dreams, and who knows, maybe become an individual capable of great outcomes.

3. There, they also displayed their documentary in helping animals, implementing SDG Goal 15: Life on Land. Doing so not only help to reduce the existential crisis of these poor animals, but also encourage the protection of life (nafs) of the other creatures that also inhabit this Earth.

Thus, I conclude today's blog. Maqasid Shariah and Sustainable Development comes hand in hand, can't have one without the other!

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