Tag: FaithAndSustainability

Fasting in Ramadan and UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Fasting in the month of Ramadan compels all individuals to practice self-restraint and control consistently for the entire month. It has the potential to share the emotional and physiological reality of what is it like to be not eating food. It builds thankfulness that at least by sunset, one can break the fast. But, it also compels one to think that what if one is hungry and not able to eat because of lack of affordability. This experience has the potential for bringing greater commitment in a person to share and to avoid waste. In the sayings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), it is encouraged to facilitate people in breaking the fast. The spirit of sharing the food is a trait to be practiced year-round.

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Reinstating the Family in ESG: A Tawhidic and Maqasidic Recalibration of Global Governance Frameworks

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The omission of the family from ESG frameworks is not a minor oversight—it is symptomatic of a deeper malaise within secular ethics and governance. As Professor Nejatullah Siddiqi once noted, “The preservation of family is not a cultural preference—it is a civilizational necessity.” The Mf-ESG model, with its Tawhidic, Maqasidic, and civilizational foundations, offers a corrective to the ESG paradigm’s moral myopia. It presents a model of sustainability not limited to compliance and metrics but inspired by meaning, purpose, and transcendence.

This model deserves further exploration and institutional support through high-level scholarly forums, international think tanks, policy summits, and academic curricula. It bridges theory and practice, faith and governance, offering not only a critique but a constructive framework for a just and flourishing civilization.

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