My husband and I used to garden together as a spiritual practice, seeing it as part of our role as khalifas, but since we had kids we've let it all go and now our yard is just another source of guilt and overwhelm. We keep talking about teaching the children about environmental stewardship but we can't even maintain a compost bin ourselves.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between their values and their capacity has replaced peaceful practice with shame.
“Where Are You with Islamic stewardship of the earth — khalifa?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.