The Problem of Evil | Mohammed Hijab

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[sychoo]

Mashaallah that young brother is so knowledgeable, may Allah increase him in benefitial knowledge, and benefit the ummah through him. I used to like him and wonder who this guy is who always had good contributions before the camera showed him, I used to think I'm special with what little knowledge Allah blessed me with. now that I know he is 18 years old, I'm ashamed of myself (22yo) .

[yassroa]

التوكل على الله هو أنك توقن بأن طاعته خير لك وإن لم تدرك هذا الخير. والله أعلم

[a_trillz]

Kind of wish I was a panel member to be honest. Interesting to have these discussions but at least I am listening and engaging from home

[Ll_jfdk]

This is such a good and relevant topic. Needs to be addressed more in this day and age because I get stumbled on how to answer.

[peacenow]

May Allah Accept your works, and make it a means of acceptance and Guidance for the Ummah!

[crypticintentions]

A big issue is that we converse using words, which are merely constructs conveying abstract meaning from one being to others. Needless to say it is then futile to try and firmly grasp a concept as vast and vague as evil and good. That is one of the reasons why our scriptures are so loose and versatile in meaning, since there were not designed by a human mind. Because they descend from above, words alone cannot hold the power and immensity of the message. Hence, the multiple interpretations of the Quran that divide muslims. I feel like brother Hijab here understands this and leads the conversation towards that higher truth. Mashallah, may I say he is one of a kind in his sophisticated and very well educated approach of the matter. He looks further for the answer and accepts all challenges calmly and as unbiased as possible. If brother allows it, I have some questions that carry quite a bit of weight that no one has been able to answer yet and I'd like to have your take on it. I think they could reinforce everyone's faith if we manage to solve them. Brothers, any way I can reach him??

[den-slack]

I think the key point missing in the debates in this video is that revelation has finished and we already have the framework of good and evil within which we understand Allah and our place in the world. If somebody were to ask, "If God commanded you to do this and this abhorrent, bad deed, would you do it?" The correct response would be that revelation has finished with the death of Muhammad s.a.w.s, and such a command cannot be interpreted from God's revelation - the Quran and sunnah.

Looking at it this way, there is no point of contention for the examples of Ibrahim a.s. and Khidr a.s., because they were commanded by God to do so. The revelation was still ongoing for them, thus they didn't have a finished, set-in-stone framework through which they'd understand the commandments of God. Even if Ibrahim had actually done the deed, it would still be good just like Khidr's deed was ultimately good - because God said so.

[johnb.calhoun]

The brother off-screen takes the Q&A roleplay session too seriously 😅, but it is a sign that he really wants to defend the religion of Islam. I hope he gets better at these training sessions because a real atheist is more likely to be spiteful than that.

[nathanialrobertson]

I think when debating or arguing good or evil with an atheist is that you have to ask them where do they get their code of morality from if it’s not grounded by religious belief and ask the question are the consistent. If you look at the morals of the west theyre very much backed by their own personal opinion of morality and this isn’t consistent because your opinions can change very easily, this is an opinionated morality. They could say “ I believe physically harming a child is wrong “ but then take the stance of “ I think child labor is ok because we benefit from it “ . Its quite easy to see how the options change . So you really don’t have to argue good VS evil if their standard change with their opinions. I think because of this a lot of our laws and socially as a society is starting to crumble because Of these inconsistencies. They could say not supporting a struggling country is justified because that country in question doesn’t have rights for the abc gang. They’ll say “ well because you don’t support my opinion we’re going to cut your funding and starve your children”, this is just one of many examples of an opinionated morality of the atheist and the west

[silentone]

MashaAllah Br. Hijab you've done tremendous good for generations to come, may all this count for your hasanaat when the time comes.
And Br. Yunus is bright, eloquent and articulate mashaAllah, please mentor and help and scaffold his education and personal growth, sadly Muslim ummah does not polish its gems as well as other communities do to their own outstanding youth. In my teenage I had written to Ahmed Deedat telling him thanks for his work we shall have 1000 Deedats in the coming decades, and I say the same to you Br Hijab, thanks to your work inshaAllah we need, and we aspire to have a 10000 M. Hijabs in the coming decades for this ummah.

[apexpredator]

Before I was into this apologism and stuff, I used to have a very simple answer as a Muslim for this absurd question - if there was no evil in this world, what would be the difference between this world and the paradise?

[noobmaster]

33:36 imam al Raazi is a legend!!! A giant of knowledge and a great sunni Imam Alhumdulillah

[scaryjoker]

Man sitting next to Ali is very articulate mashaallah he needs to get into dawah

[personalprofile]

26:30 I don't understand why is Eupryo's dilemma a dilemma at all for a Divine Commandment theorist. Something is good because God commanded it. Yes, That means morality is obeidience to God. And this remains the same whatever the exact commandments are. So there is nothing arbitary. It's always the same standard. Obey God.

[majeedkazmi]

Also, regarding Evil being the absence of Good. Does that mean there is no neutral position on the scale that determines actions? So that means I am either Good or I am not Good/Evil. Take the example of giving charity. If I do not give charity does that mean I am evil/ or that I am not Good? What if I have an excuse? And if I do not am I sinful as I am being ‘Evil’?

[hmdl]

How can "Evil" in an islamic context be defined as the absence of good. The one brother even went so far to say that islamicaly there is no real evil. I am asking myself why then has Allah said in surah al falaq in the second ayah that we seek refuge of the evil he has created. That sounds to me like evil is a "real" entity and not simply an absence of something else. I would be very grateful for an answer :) thank you and may allah bless you

[skrm]

You need a definition of morality which allows for God to cause pain and suffering without being evil for God but for anyone else other than God becomes evil.

[objectiveincision]

Muslims need not burden themselves with tough _"Would it be morally acceptable if Allah Commanded x, y and z tomorrow?"_ hypotheticals .. quite simply because *Prophet Muhammad (on whom be peace) was the cut off point for Divine Revelation.* ... that alone renders most of these hypotheticals irrelevant as it nullifies any of the aforementioned hypothetical scenarios.

[Reewnat]

Has MHijab provided a full explanation by chance? It would be great to hear the argument by him to its fullest conclusion regardless of the theory.

[peace-ymst]

8:22 this is exactly the answer i was looking for ali...hahahaha