HLT 302 Grand Canyon Week 7 CLC

Suffering and Evil Presentation

This is a Collaborative Learning Community assignment.

The instructor will divide the class into groups and assign a religion other than Christianity to research.

Create a 5-7 slide presentation with speaker notes that focuses on views of evil and suffering from a religion other than Christianity. Your instructor will assign a religion to each group.

After researching information on your assigned religion, address the following:

1- Describe the view of suffering (source and cause of suffering and solution).

2- Explain grieving process.

3- Identify approaches to dealing with grief (solution to deal with suffering).

Include a comparison of assigned religion to Christianity. How does your assigned religion differ from Christianity?

Support your position by referencing at least three to five academic resources (preferably from the GCU Library) in addition to the Bible and the textbook. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.

Select one team member to post the presentation to the “Suffering and Evil” thread in the Main Forum. Respond to at least one other presentation.

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

 

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Suffering and Evil in Islam

Introduction

The world is full of suffering and evil. It’s something that we’ve all had to face in our lives, whether it’s personal or global. Some people believe that there must be some reason for this, but others don’t. Islam teaches us why there is suffering in the world and gives us hope that God will ultimately win out over evil because He is just, powerful, and merciful—and nothing can resist Him except for His own creation known as humans!

Why does suffering and evil exist in the world?

The answer to this question can be found in the Qur’an:

“When you see one who has fallen into sin, turn away from them until they get up. If thou couldst only see how they look up to thee with eyes full of grief, while they are in their shameful deeds!” (Qur’an [39:17])

God has given humans free will and His mercy doesn’t extend to those who choose evil over good. This is why we see suffering and evil in the world—it’s a consequence of people having free will.

Does Islam teach that God tests people with evil and suffering?

Does Islam teach that God tests people with evil and suffering?

The short answer is yes. In fact, this is one of the central teachings of Islam: God tests us to see whether we are worthy of being rewarded by Him in Paradise or Hellfire (i.e., Paradise or Hell). The Quran states: “We test you as We try [solve] the case of anyone who passes through.” (Quran 2:119) And it continues: “And if your Lord had willed He could have made you all one community.” (Quran 17:23)

But what does “trying” mean? You may be thinking about some kind of punishment for someone who fails his/her test; but actually, these passages refer not just to judging others but also ourselves—in other words, how well we understand our relationship with God and whether we have internalized His teachings properly!

What is an Islamic response to tragedy?

The Islamic response to tragedy is to pray for the victims and their families, donate to a charity in the name of those who have died, and avoid becoming bitter or losing faith in God.

It is also important not to let this tragedy make you lose your humanity.

Islam teaches that God is just, powerful, and merciful.

The Islamic teachings on justice, mercy and goodness are very clear. God is just and merciful; he does not want to punish anyone for eternity or for a lifetime. He loves all human beings equally and wants them to live in peace with each other.

The Islamic teachings also teach that God created everything including people with free will so that they can choose what they want to do with their lives (or lack thereof). In addition, he made everything beautiful but did not make it perfect because even though humans are not perfect creatures themselves they still have some good qualities too!

Conclusion

These are some of the toughest questions. But I hope that we’ve given you a better understanding of what Islam teaches about suffering and evil, and how believers can respond to tragedy. It’s important to remember that Islam is not a religion of fear or violence—it teaches us how to face suffering with dignity and strength.