"Muslim Scholars Prepare Call for Action on Climate Change"

"Islamic scholars and religious leaders are preparing a call for action on climate change that will say it’s the religious duty of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims to fight global warming.

The declaration will be made in Istanbul next Tuesday during a two-day meeting in the Turkish city coordinated by three religious-environmental groups, according to Climate Action Network, a network of non-governmental organizations.

'Islam teaches us: ‘Man is simply a steward holding whatever is on Earth in trust,’' Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, Uganda’s grand mufti, said in a statement e-mailed by CAN. 'Therefore man should ensure that we do everything possible to protect for this and future generations in order to leave this world a better place than we found it.'"

Alex Morales reports for Bloomberg August 12, 2015.