The Importance of Painting in Islamic Culture for Increasing of the Environmental Awareness

Abstract

Environmental problems certainly come at the beginning of today's problems. One of the ways to overcome environmental problems is increasing the awareness on this subject. Although the significant part of the problem is not exactly solved, it will conduce to be taken serious steps for solution, if people become more sensitive to environmental issues. "Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned". It is pointed out generally in Islamic culture that negative approaches of people to environment will cause disaster as in verse (Rum 30/41). Bringing forward such kind of phrases in Quran and Hadiths in private and the approaches in Islamic culture in general, will provide positive contribution to increase the environmental awareness. It is certain that supporting Verse, Hadith and cultural material by digital pattern, digital drawing/design etc. will leave more permanent and stunning impression on people in the point of increasing the awareness. In this paper, visual materials such as digital pattern and designs, which are created by starting with selected sample Verse, Hadith and approaches of Islamic scholars by emphasizing the importance of Islamic culture in increasing the environmental awareness, will be produced. In addition, it is planned to exhibit these products during the future time if it is possible.