The problem of evil in Islam and Christianity: suffering from the philosophical perspectives in Medieval thought

• Main Author: Pawan Ahmad, Isham
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Common Ground Publishing 2009
• Subjects: BD Speculative Philosophy
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/100014/1/2.The%20Problem%20of%20Evil%20in%20Islam%20and%20Christianity.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100014/4/EBSCOhost%20E-mail%20Result-The%20Problem%20of%20Evil%20in%20Islam%20and%20Christianity.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100014/3/problem%20of%20evil-latest%20-submission-final.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/100014/; https://eds.s.ebscohost.com/abstract?site=eds&scope=site&jrnl=14479508&AN=39341606&h=oDBCdhqwDF%2fxYSG3B2zv0cs7HSPZFNNrcNT%2fqFbtxaNZkqrYZBBF%2fqYw8Y8HUPJIpW4DTmRZEb%2b%2bBESn9wBShg%3d%3d&crl=c&resultLocal=ErrCrlNoResults&resultNs=Ehost&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d14479508%26AN%3d39341606
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The solutions provided to the question of why there is evil range from a denial of absolute evil to a denial of God. The problem of evil weighs heavy on the Abrahamic faiths due to the need to reconcile God's mercy and power with the existence of evil. Although both Christian and Islamic tradit...