Our extended family used to have relaxed gatherings, but since my cousin started studying Islamic environmental ethics, every meal becomes a lecture about food waste and carbon footprints. We all care about these issues but nobody knows how to be around her anymore without feeling judged, and family events have become tense and performative.
More people experience this than they realize.
Righteous conviction without wisdom has replaced connection with judgment.
“Where Are You with Islamic stewardship of the earth — khalifa?”
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