Green and Safe Cities (GSC) from Maqasid Shariah: A Proposed Model in Malaysia

Abstract

The non-compliance with environmental care ethics has attracted the problems of pollution, natural disasters, malpractice, and crime. The existing Green and Safe Cities (GSC) model is built with the concept of object-based material and secular space that excludes religious elements. Thus, this study aims (i) To identify the issues, problems, and principles of GSC from maqasid shariah perspective, and (ii) To suggest a shariah compliant nexus model for GSC. The findings discovered that there is a need to develop a new shariah-compliant GSC model based on a more integrated Religious Framework of the Islamic Built Environment. It is hoped that this new model can solve Malaysia's city issues and problems that in turn produce a healthy and safe community that is parallel with the Shared Prosperity Vision (SPV) 2030.