Seven Ways You Can Save the Planet

Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said, “The world is green and beautiful and God has appointed you as His stewards over it. He sees how you acquit yourselves…” (Muslim).

Allah tells us in numerous verses of the Quran, that He has created everything on Earth—animals, rain, plants, oceans, stars, the sun, the moon—for the benefit of humans. With these favours comes the role of Khalifah, or guardianship.

The Quran tells us,“He it is Who has placed you as viceroys of the earth and has exalted some of you in rank above others, that He may try you by (the test of) that which He has given you” (6:165).
Today the planet is in a mess. Deforestation, desertification, water pollution, air pollution, soil erosion, extinction of species and the dwindling of resources indicate that humans are not fulfilling their role of Khalifah adequately. What can we do to fulfill our responsibility to protect the Earth? Here are seven small, but effective steps each of us can take to begin the process:

Living With HIV/AIDS in Yemen

“I fell sick just after getting married," says 35-year-old Abo-Mohaned.* "It was back in 2006, and I was working in Saudi Arabia. I went to the hospital and I found out I was HIV-positive. At first, I was shocked; I had no information about the disease and I thought that everybody would avoid me. I thought I would die in a week and I was worried for my mother and my wife, who was five months pregnant. My wife took it well. She got tested to find out whether she was infected or not. I was planning to give her the choice to stay with me or leave if she was negative, but she said that we would live or die together.”

Out Of Hadhramout in Pencil

In January, 2006, the first post was typed here. Almost 550 posts on now, what began as a simple past time, Out Of Hadhramout is now most probably the best reference, in English, for any one wanting to know about Hadhramout. On this blog, are posts and links to all that's essential in knowing of or learning about Hadhramout: its geography, its people, its culture and its present. It is not important how many people visit this site or read the posts here. What matters, is if those who come here seeking for information or knowledge on this part of Arabia, find it. There have been many posts on many, varied subjects. All posts have been very well researched and thought of. Any errors or lapses in any of the posts here, are no one's else but this blog's administrators. Most posts here, are on or related to Hadhramout. Most posts have images. Below are a few images in reminiscence of some of these old posts. Sketched in pencil.