The Functions of Geography in the Field of Civilization with an Emphasis on Surah Saba

Abstract

Civilization categories with a Quranic and theological approach, contrary to what they think progress depends on secular civilization, it has many civilizational components and descriptions. The implementation of modern Islamic civilization doubles the necessity of explaining and presenting its components. This article investigates the civilizational factor of geography with a descriptive-analytical method, and author-centered hermeneutics, and tries to explain its civilizational functions in the eyes of Islam, emphasizing the verses of Surah Saba. Among the results obtained is that God, in the form of stories, pays attention to geography in two parts, human and natural, and the type and manner of interaction with it are affected by the belief attitude such as faith and monotheism, gratitude and righteous deeds. Therefore, Islam has introduced geography as one of the effective components in the Islamic civilization of the society and has explained the solution and effective methods of it

Keywords

• : surah saba
• civilization
• human geography
• natural geography