TORONTO, April 1, 2021 - Muslims across the world will commemorate Earth Day by dedicating their Friday khutbah (or sermon) to raise awareness on environmental issues. This initiative, known as the Green Khutbah Campaign, takes place each year on the Friday before Earth Day.
This year the Green Khutbah Campaign will take place on Friday, April 16, 2021.
“We are encouraging faith leaders to devote their Friday Khutbah (or sermon) to celebrate the blessings, graces and beauty of all of God’s creation and to raise awareness about our current environmental challenges,” said Muaz Nasir, the publisher of the Canadian environmental website, Khaleafa.com and one of the founders of the Campaign.
This year, the theme of the Green Khutbah Campaign is ‘Explore. Reflect. Act.’
“With the pandemic extending into this year we felt it was important to find meaningful ways to connect with nature while remaining safe,” Nasir added. “By exploring and reconnecting with nature we can encourage people from all walks of life and of all ages to take action. No action is too small because it adds up to make a collective difference.”
The Campaign was launched in 2012 in Canada and, every year, faith leaders across the world are encouraged to deliver a message that reminds their congregations of the Qur’anic message to be stewards of the earth and the environment.
Islamic organizations and well-known faith leaders here in Toronto and around the world are throwing their support behind the campaign intending to dedicate their Friday Khutbah on April 16 to this year’s campaign theme.
Organizations and faith leaders can sign up through the Green Khutbah website to participate. The Khaleafa.com team has also created an online resource kit to support faith leaders participating in the Green Khutbah Campaign.
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For more information, photos or to arrange an interview please contact:
Muaz Nasir
Green Khutbah Campaign
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