PESHAWAR
\nWater and Sanitation Services Peshawar (WSSP) has unveiled a comprehensive book featuring essays on the proper utilization of water, sanitation, and hygiene in light of Islamic teachings.
\nThe book titled \u201cWater Usage and the Significance of Cleanliness in Light of Quran and Hadith,\u201d comprises 25 essays authored by religious scholars, with financial support from UNICEF.
\nThese essays delve into guidelines on water usage, emphasizing the significance of sanitation, cleanliness of the environment, and the teachings of the Quran and the Holy Prophet concerning personal and environmental hygiene.
\nThe publication outlines the roles and responsibilities of both the public and the government, particularly water and sanitation utilities, in ensuring water conservation, sanitation, and hygiene.
\nIt explains how wasting water and littering the environment violate legal, moral, and religious obligations.
\nThe book was officially launched during a ceremony at Shaykh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Peshawar. Notable among the attendants were UNICEF Chief Field Officer Radoslaw Rzehak, former provincial minister Qari Roohullah Madani, Special Secretary Local Government Elections & Rural Development Department (LGE&RDD) Muhammad Asif Khan, Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Dr. Safia Ahmad, Director of the Center Dr. Rasheed Ahmad and Chief Executive Officer of WSSP Dr. Hassan Nasir.
\nNazim-e-Taleemat of Jamia Islamia Darul Uloom Sarhad Peshawar, Sheikhul Hadith Ihsanul Haq Haqqani, and Islamiat Department of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University reviewed and endorsed the book. The distribution of the book is planned for religious seminaries, water and sanitation utilities, school students and teachers. The book can also be downloaded from official website of WSSP.
\nSpeakers at the ceremony commended WSSP for this significant achievement, urging the public to read the book for personal and societal welfare. They emphasized that Islam provides solutions to social problems, and this book would persuade individuals to value water conservation and maintain a clean environment.
\nDr Nasir said that WSSP has set up a network of 250 religious scholars who regularly deliver sermons on the importance of water sanitation during Friday prayers across the city.
\nHe stressed that this book, a first of its kind in the province, aimed to bring about a positive change in social behavior towards water and sanitation. \u201cWater is a divine gift to be cherished, not wasted carelessly,\u201d he said.
\nWSSP chief stressed the book\u2019s role in sensitizing the youth to the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene according to Islamic teachings.
\n\u201cConserving water and maintaining personal hygiene are essential for a healthy, socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable society,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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