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The contemporary discourse of environmental sustainability has many values embedded in the teachings of the Quran and Sunna. The general outlook of the Quranic paradigm on utilizing the natural environment is based on the prohibition of aggression and misuse, as well as being founded on ideas of construction and sustainability. Unfortunately, in the contemporary world the Muslim community fails to pay sufficient attention to the relevant instructions in the Quran and Sunna. Thus, this article attempts to expand on key concepts within the Quran and Sunna which reveal the most important values for environmental sustainability. The research methodology employed in this paper is an analytical study of a number of Quranic verses with a particular focus on tafsīr bi al-maʾṯūr (explanation based on hadith), tafsīr bi al-raʾyi (explanation based on reason), and historical narrative. In short, this paper brings to light the importance of relevant classical and contemporary Quran and Sunna studies for improving human-nature relations and coexistence.

Messiah is a term derived from the Hebrew (Mah-she-akh) and employed widely nowadays in the scope of religiosity and beliefs. Messiah is referred to al-Masih in Arabic ethos or Islam. As for the Christian tradition, they substitute the term into Christ. Messiah is utterly significant discourse in all three major religions; Islam, Christianity and Jews. These three religions have their own elucidation and distinctive notions of Messiah. Islam believes that Messiah is none other than the Prophet Isa (pbuh) based on the evidence from Holy Qur’an and prophetic tradition (sunnah). The Christians believe that Messiah is the Jesus or Christ based on the information from the Bible. The disputes arise between Islam and Christianity was primarily from the aspect of faith and the Muslim idea that today’s Christianity is not the original teaching of Prophet Isa (pbuh). It has been altered and modified by his disciples. This research will analyse the concept of Messiah from the viewpoint of two major religions; Islam and Christianity. This research will compare the concepts of Messiah from Islam and Christianity perspective comprehensively from the definition, background history and purpose of revelation, the resurrection and the distinctive idea about Messiah from each religion. This research will employ a qualitative method such as library research and an analysis of foregoing writing. This research preliminarily clinched that both religions share the same notion of Messiah literally, but applies to very different conceptions and principle. ABSTRAK Messiah merupakan istilah berbahasa Ibrani (Mah-she-akh) yang wujud dalam kepercayaan dan keagamaan pada hari ini. Dalam Bahasa Arab atau agama Islam, Messiah disebut sebagai al-Masih, manakala istilah Christ pula digunakan untuk umat Kristian dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Messiah merupakan watak penting bagi Islam, Kristian dan Yahudi. Ketiga-tiga agama ini memiliki doktrin tentang Messiah dengan konsep berlainan. Agama Islam menyakini dan mengimani bahawa Nabi Isa AS merupakan Messiah yang dimaksudkan berdasarkan hadith Nabi Muhammad SAW dan al-Quran yang diturunkan kepada baginda. Agama Kristian pula percaya bahawa Nabi Isa AS yang dikenali sebagai Jesus adalah Messiah atau Christ berdasarkan Bible pegangan mereka. Wujud kesalahfahaman tentang Messiah yang dimaksudkan Islam dan Kristian dari aspek akidah. Perbandingan antara Islam dan Kristian pula dipilih kerana Islam percaya Kristian merupakan ajaran Nabi Isa AS yang diubah. Oleh itu, kajian ini akan membentangkan tentang konsep Messiah menurut pegangan dan pandangan Islam dan Kristian. Beberapa konsep akidah Islam tentang al-Masih dan doktrin Kristian tentang Christ akan diterangkan dan dibuat perbandingan seperti definisi, riwayat hidup, tujuan pengutusan, kebangkitan semula, dan pandangan kedua-dua agama terhadap Messiah masing-masing. Metod kajian pula adalah berbentuk kualitatif, iaitu kajian kepustakaan dan analisis kepada penulisan-penulisan terdahulu. Kajian mendapati bahawa Islam dan Kristian berkongsi Messiah yang sama namun konsep dan doktrin yang berkaitan dengan Messiah tersebut sangat berbeza.