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Good and Evil
Islam
Unit 4: The Problem of Evil
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What we will learn in this presentation:
Islamic teachings on good and evil
Learning
objectives
The sources
of evil within
Islam
The purpose of free will within Islam
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Good and evil within Islam
For Muslims, Allah is the ultimate good and everything that
comes from Him is good.
Evil is the opposite of good. In fact, some Muslim scholars
see evil as the complete absence of good.
The nature of good
can be found by
observing the
teachings of Allah
within the Qur’an:
If, as is sure, there comes to you
guidance from Me, whosoever
follows My guidance, on them shall
be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
Surah 2:38
In some ways good is seen to be light, whilst the absence
of light, darkness, is evil.
Muslims should strive to live their lives in the light.
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Human nature
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Good and evil in Islam
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Iblis’s first temptation
The first person Iblis tempted was Adam, the first prophet.
Adam was living in the Garden of Paradise with his wife,
Hawwa, and Iblis tempted Adam to eat the fruit of the
forbidden tree by promising him immortality and power that
would never diminish.
Adam and Hawwa both ate and
realized that they were naked,
so they clothed themselves with
leaves. Allah then forgave them
for their sin, but created conflict
between man and woman as a
punishment.
How does this story differ from the
Christian version of the Fall?
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