Assalamualaikum, greetings everyone. I got the opportunity to attend to a Webinar with a community volunteer from KKB, Ms. Joanne Mun.

WHAT IS KKB?

• a community city garden and farm
• established in 2017
• located at Lorong Bukit Pantai, 59100 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
• all produce will be given back to the underprivileged community / to the volunteers
• operation hour every day (except Monday) from 8 AM to 7 PM
• volunteers are welcome to walk in on Wednesday or Saturday from 9 AM to 12 PM
• Facebook page : KEBUN-KEBUN BANGSAR
• Instagram page : KEBUN-KEBUN BANGSAR

 Assalamualaikum, greetings everyone. As per the title, here now we will see the connection between Islam and Sustainability. Islam is the way of living, with the guidance from the Quran and Sunnah, we will be able to be living in harmony and peace.

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him reported; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When a man dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is beneficial, or a virtuous descendant who prays for him (for the deceased)." - Muslim

From this hadith, there is a concept of sustainable amal, which can be understand as even though a man had died, his amal from when he was living is still giving benefits to him and all other people. The first amal mentioned in the hadith is sadaqah jariyah or charity. Even though a man had died, his charity works that benefits another people will continuously be counted. This can be translated as a sustainable consumption. Second thing is a knowledge that give benefits. For every knowledge that the deceased taught to another, as long as it is being practiced and taught to another people, he too will reap the benefit of it. The continuous sharing of knowledge will then lead to more innovation and development which brought us to the sustainable development concept. And lastly, a virtuous descendant who prays for him. A good child will pray for his parents hence being good to every child is important. This concept of sustainable future the older generation, so that the future generation can follow the footsteps of those who are good to them and give back.

MAQASID SHARI'AH AND 5Ps OF SDG

So, in understanding SDGs, we as Muslims must always took in our mind that Islam had care for the people, plant and environment long ago. If yesterday we are not interested in participating with the SDG as it is 'too complicated' , today we should take our first small steps towards achieving SDG for the sake of Allah. 

 Asslamualaikum, greetings to all. Dealing with SDG will require more critical thinking, decision making and problem solving. Hence, now we are going to look at the systematic thinking.

WHAT IS SYSTEMATIC THINKING?

Well, it is understanding how different parts of a system can influence one another within a whole. It will enables and encourages us to understand the complexity of this world.

SYSTEMATIC THINKING AND ANALYTIC THINKING

Unlike the analytic thinking or the traditional thinking, systematic thinking requires more skill sets to establish a holistic view of a system and its behavior. The world today is more complex than what it used to. With the advancement of technology and Internet, everything is at the fingertip. With such advancement, the traditional linear way of thinking is no longer relevant. This is where systematic came into the picture.

SYSTEMATIC THINKING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

As pointed out earlier, the advancement of this world is making it more complicated and complex. In order to solve the problem with such complexity, new methods of solution are required. To do so, the old way of thinking is no longer suitable. 

Sustainability is an on-going problem. Trying to solve the issues of sustainability the way they did before will may lead to more disaster or problem. With the tools of systematic thinking, like, feedback loops and systematic mapping will help the person in charge to make a better, more dynamic, suitable and resilient solution for the problem.