Right from the capital to all the metropolitan cities in India, air pollution has engulfed the entire country. This is due to human misconduct. That we people are not able to breathe freely in metropolitan cities is the direct outcome of our own transgressions against nature. This form of air pollution is referred to in the 44th chapter of the Quran as “Surah al-Dukhan” meaning smoke.
The Quran clearly states: “Then watch thou for the day that the sky will bring forth a kind of smoke plainly visible, enveloping the people; this is a painful torment.” According to Islamic ethics, protection of air from pollutants is an individual sacred duty of every human being. The Quran considers air pollution “mischief” and seeks attention to the retribution awaiting those who do it.
