The Importance of Falak Education on the Effects of Light Pollution From the Perspective of Maqasid Shariah

Nowadays, education is a necessity not only for the elite but for every group in a community or society. Mastery of knowledge allows humans to fulfill their responsibilities as caliphs on earth. Therefore, it is the responsibility of humans to shape and maintain the sustainability of the environment to guarantee a harmonious life, including by practicing astronomy in life. Unfortunately, various damages have been done in the busyness of people chasing the progress of life without realizing it. Humans are collectively squeezed by the same issues of globalization such as the increase in the earth's temperature, the rise in sea level, the emission of greenhouse gases that bring disaster to more extreme climate change. However, there is another issue that can cause damage to humans but is rarely talked about, which is light pollution. This study aims to see the extent of the impact of light pollution on life from the perspective of Shariah maqasid in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of astronomy in life. This study is a qualitative study using document analysis and observation methods. The results of the study found that light pollution can have a negative effect on humans from the point of view of life, intellect and offspring. This indirectly shows how important the science of astronomy is to practice in life.