The haze climate and phenomenon is not something\nunfamiliar to all Malaysians since it has become an annual event for the\ncountry. We also know that the haze phenomenon is something external that is,\nit does not come from any internal activity but rather from outside the\ncountry. This is to suggest that the haze situation we are now facing is due to\nthe risky activities of others and we are the victims. This pattern of\nstereotypic mentality has been hypnotically bombarded along the way throughout\nour lives. Finally, we blame others and other countries and therefore we do not\nlearn, and at the same time being negligent of our own responsibilities in\nrelation to haze situation. However, we are lucky because we have other people\nto guide and teach us how to act and behave during this situation. We believe\nthat this should always be the way since we are the victims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking\nat the situation, we become aware of what haze really is and most importantly,\nwhat we can learn from the situation. In fact, this is the kind of learning\nactivity that Islam promotes. Islam always promote that mankind learn and take\nsome benefit in order to finally build a better future for the world. There is\nnothing else we can learn from this situation except that Islam always encourages\nmankind to be just as kind and good to the environment. The Prophet Muhammad SAW\nonce said in a hadith narrated by Imam Muslim meaning that..the world is green and pleasant, and God has\nput it under your charge to see how you will manage<\/em>…<\/p>\n\n\n\n No doubt some of us only know\nabout haze in our adult years and have never heard or experienced it during\nchildhood. When someone is not exposed to it, then psychologically they do not\nknow how to deal with it, and they do not even know how the problem happens in\nthe first place. This is not something bad, since they can make some research, learn\nand teach the younger generation on how to deal with haze and anything that\nrelates to climatic changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we understand, haze is a\nform of environmental pollution related to the air quality that we breathe. The\nair quality becomes so dangerous and human visibility becomes so limited to the\npoint that this would result in health hazard and even lead to mortality.\nAmongst the physical symptoms of haze include respiratory problems such as\nasthma, chronic coughing, breathing difficulties, and other heart related\ncomplications, conjunctivitis, skin reactions, and so on. It has been recorded\nthat during the haze situation, the number of hospital admission due to chronic\nobstructive pulmonary diseases and the related disease increased compared to\nnon-haze situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, haze might also\ncomplicate a person\u2019s psychological wellbeing and this is one aspect that\nmajority of us are unaware of, it contributes to the mental health status and\nwellbeing of individuals significantly. Research has been done to study and\ndetermine how and why haze might inflict psychological wellbeing. Surely there\nare many underlying contributing factors behind it, but research found that\nhaze itself is so crippling and hazardous and it limits individuals\u2019\nproductivity and social interaction. Limited social interaction and activity\nalong with the crippling physical deteriorations due to haze might increase the\nlevel of acute anxiety and depression. The inflicted individuals might be\nexperiencing downward spiral of negative emotions such as sadness and\napprehensiveness, nervousness and shock, lethargy and sleepiness, disturbed\ncognitive functioning and so on that requires medical attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In reality, haze hazard too\nis comparable to other environmental calamities such as storm, flood and\nearthquakes that leads to trauma physically and emotionally and even ends with unintended\ndeath. Rationally, this is all due to negligence or lack of knowledge and\ninformation. Negligence is one aspect of environmental hazard and calamity, not\ndoing anything to preserve nature and conserve environment is another aspect,\nupon which enough information and resources are readily available. That is why\nIslam comes with the objective of educating human on the importance of\npreserving the environment for sense of security, wellness and survival. But as\nhuman, we tend to forget and our mind always go awry. However, thanks to the\npractice of tazkirah<\/em> or reminder as\ntaught by Islamic teaching, Muslims are always kept in check. Similarly, environmental enforcement by\nagencies of authority should act the same way, and not be reactive on the basis\nof periodical and seasonal timelines. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The haze climate and phenomenon is not something unfamiliar to all Malaysians since it has become an annual event for the country. We also know that the haze phenomenon is something external that is, it does not come from any internal activity but rather from outside the country. 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