This article undertakes a comparative analysis of the views on nature held by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and American transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. While both figures regard nature as a reflection of the divine, this study reveals significant differences in their underlying metaphysical frameworks: Muhammad grounds environmental ethics in theological concepts of stewardship (khalifah) and divine signs (ayat), whereas Emerson emphasizes an intuitive, pantheistic union with nature. The analysis draws exclusively on primary Islamic sources—including the Quran and Shia hadith collections such as Al-Kafi and Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih—alongside Emerson's Nature (1836). Findings indicate that Muhammad's approach is prescriptive and community-oriented, while Emerson's is individualistic and experiential. The article concludes by assessing how both frameworks contribute to contemporary environmental ethics, arguing that they offer complementary rather than identical paradigms for ecological responsibility. This comparison illuminates how two distinct civilizational traditions—Islamic revelation and American transcendentalism—arrive at surprisingly similar practical conclusions about environmental reverence, while diverging sharply on theological foundations.