Conservation of Environment in the Sight of Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Rishi

Abstract

Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the natural environment at individual, national or global level. Due to overpopulation, consumption of natural resources is raising day by day resulting environmental degradation. The present study is an attempt to bring the limelight on the ecological perspective of the contribution of Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Rishi (R.A)* in wisely guiding our values and attitude towards the preservation of environment. He conveys in his message, that cultivation and supply of good material is essential for the existence of life which depends on plants for which forests play a great role. Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Rishi (R.A) led to the compilation of an inventory of plant species with the broad objective for sustainable development. He emphasized mainly on the preservation of forest and the ways to overcome the environmental issues. He also gives message on moral and ethical grounds against damages or destruction of plants in general and herbal plants in particular. He has symbolically used these plants to convey some higher message of morality and eco-consciousness to the society. The conservation of plant species is of good significance, not only to provide useful insight into important floristic elements of that particular era, but also to rejuvenate the sense of species sacredness for their conservation. Which was the powerful and appealing tool of his thought for plant conservation would be of great significance.

 

Keywords: Sheikh Nur-ud-Din Rishi (R.A) Environment, Preservation, Harmony, Nature, Valley of

Kashmir.