Hajj, Makka and Water- we think of the significance of water, Sietiena Hajr, the Sa’I and Makka

Offering water to the thirsty, especially in the extreme summer heat, is seen as a benevolent act. Water also plays a key role in Islam. It is necessary for cleansing and purification of all objects, from cleaning homes to personal possessions, to personal hygiene.

Radio 786’s Ecowise features resident guest, Dr. Gaathier Mahed, who has a background in Water and Sustainability. He has received extensive technical training in aspects of Geophysics and Isotopes in Germany and Morocco. He has worked in gold, uranium and coal mining as well as on shale gas research.

He has served in his capacity as a consultant on various projects in the Earth Sciences for government, industry and academia. Some of the major companies he has completed worked for include SABIC, City of Cape Town and the Water Research Commission.

Gaathier has also tenured as COO for a diversified energy startup firm which ventured into Biofuel, Shale Gas and Drilling.

He is also the author of the book-Climate Change – Lessons from the Quran and Sunnah.