Evil and suffering in Islam

Mohammed Ghaly

Evil and suffering in Islam

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Abstract

Muslim theologians, like almost all theologians of theistic religions, realized that the existence of evil and suffering in this world can seriously challenge the logical correctness of the belief in a spotless and perfect character of God, which is one of the basic tenets in Islam. Therefore, they had to address the pertinent question: How can the presence of evil and suffering in the world be compatible with the belief in a perfectly good God who is compassionate, merciful, just and omnipotent?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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