World without petroleum?

How long petroleum will last?

The question that people do not want to hear, even they are concerned about it. In fact, it could not be imagined our modern life without crude oil. How can we move from a place to another place easily, cheaply and quickly without fossil fuel. Going to work, sending our children to school, coming back to hometown illustrate this point very well.

On the other side, there are conservative groups who wish the ending of the petroleum using since they believe our life is much better without this resources. Face the fact, the earth already suffered with green house gasses that emitted from petroleum using. 

Even the current price of petroleum has decreased and then fluctuating, but it's just a temporary phenomenon. The unstopped demands, coupled with the increase number of vehicle production lead to the end of petroleum quickly. The popular estimate is around 50 years more. Even though, there are a few people optimistic that there are many oil well still undiscovered. However, as far as petroleum is not renewable resource, it will run out soon.

Thus, it is not rare nowadays, when many governments spend much money for any research in order to find alternative energy. Solar, wind, electric, seems to be the choice but still not the best choice for vehicles.

We have to face the fact that the crude oil will be end, but this kind of resource has already given the negative impact to our environment. Before thinking about the world without petrol, having said that did humans use the petrol prudently?

How many cars for one person?

How many barrels are spent for war in this era?

How many people play the price of petrol for their own interest?

So the main issue does human use the petrol prudently and is they are willing to share this petrol responsibly

Be prudent

It is clear that humans activities have caused the negative impact to environment. Allah says:-

Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness]. ( Rome : 42 )

Thus, in order to reduce the pollution effect to our earth, humans have to use the burning fossil resources prudently. They have to concerned about environment seriously.

In Islam, prudence is the main teaching of Prophet Muhammad ( peace be upon him )
 

It was reported that the Prophet once saw Sa'd performing Wudu and said to him: "Why are you wasting all this water?" Sa'd asked, "Is there wastefulness even in performing Wudu?" The Prophet replied, "Yes, even if you were at a flowing river."

Based on this Hadith, the Prophet ( peace be upon him ) taught us the importance of being prudent even for worship purpose like using the water for wudu’ and even we use the flowing water which is the renewable resource.

Thus, I believe without waste and monopoly, humans will enjoy it at least double time than expected.