evil, suffering and good

• what are Muslim beliefs about good actions?

  - Allah decides what is haram and what is not
• What is fard?


  Actions which must be performed for a person to be regarded as good
• what are examples of fard?


  five pillars

  shariah law
• what is mandub?


  actions which Muslims will be rewarded for doing, but not punished if they don't do them

  
  

  -e.g. duah prayers
• What is Mubah?


  actions which are permitted because nothing is said about them in the Qur'an

  e.g. watching tv
• what are Muslim beliefs about evil actions?

  -haram

  -regarded as evil and will be punished by god at final judgement for them
• what is moral evil?

  Sins that we commit; using our freedom to go against God
• what is natural evil?

  Evil caused by nature

  e.g. earthquakes
• what are Muslim beliefs about why people suffer?

  -evil and suffering test faith

  -if they stay true they will be rewarded in afterlife

  -faithful should not ask why evil and suffering exist but accept that it is gods will

  -believe Allah has a plan for everyone

  -Allah is much greater than humans and knows best
• what are non religious views about why people suffer?

  -existence of evil makes them reject gods existence

  -a good god would not have designed a world with natural evil

  -how can god be omnipotent and benevolent if evil exists

  -inconsistent triad
• what is the inconsistent triad?


  A triangle of God's traits (Omnipotence, Omnibenevolence, and Evil) that together show the contradiction of a loving God and evil.