If God Exists, Why Do Bad Things Happen? With Dr Shadee Elmasry & Naz Hassan

[@bernadettetormey4452]

Salaams, brother Paul, and thank you. This was an excellent listen. Growing up in Dublin in a very roman Catholic family and at school, which was run by the church, we were taught to fear god and given no explanations. I was terrified of the imagery in our local church, which was massive, like a cathedral. I would have nightmares as a child about those idols. I was more scared of god than the devil !

[@BloggingTheology]

wa alaikum assalam

[@Nusaybah459]

❤

[@saniazehra6017]

​@@BloggingTheologyWhat's your email id? I need to discuss something! Thanks!

[@sutil5078]

1:05:20 I am surprised of the word choice in the subtitle " How The Quran TRANSFORMs The Problem Of Evil." I would have chosen "Answer" or "Explain" the problem of Evil. Am I missing a naunce? Jazak Allah Kheir for this geat discussion. Amin

[@sutil5078]

Bernadettetormey, I would think that the best is teaching children first God's loving (one of his name is al wadud) teaching them to ask God when you need something etc.. God respond, God is merciful and forgive.. later when they become 10 or 12 more about Justice of God etc.. and then later punishment etc... as for Idols I agree, though born muslim first time I visited a church happen to be Catholic I was shocked, my general impression was the place is dark (physically) but the idols gave it even more scary..an air of glo ominess and shad owy feeling, and once I was invited for a wedding when i heard word like "God blo..." and God flesh and the " bread" they ate and the symbolize I was very very surprised and really was taken aback from these expressions about Almighty and drinking his .. or eating his... it caused big impression on me and thought 'NO way that this is part of God's path" I say that with all respect though... I could write pages on detailed feeling in my tour.. if I could summarize the place it was "as if it were museum for the dead" an introduction toward hell I swear with statues with pain and tears and ...... I was not looking to validate my Islamic faith (I was weak at that time not practicing though had strong faith in Allah and that Islam is true) I was not even comparing back then, I visited many churches later.. I was saying my impression now (when I look back and try to express my initial impression) , I sometimes explain more and even my christian friends would say "we enjoy it you should write a book etc"

[@zildazin4767]

Mashaallah, Dr Shadee what a great surprise. These kind of conversations always humbles me. Subhanallah,,how majestic it is our Creator.

[@My.whole.life-Allah]

I am your sister from Gaza 🇵🇸 I ask you to pray for us,..

[@Bouchra-w1e]

Sister you are in our prayers and thoughts forever and ever.May Allah be with you.🤲

[@ShakeelAhmad-m3u5z]

May allah protect all gaza brother and our sister Ameen🇵🇰

[@shahrimanshahnaz7008]

Allah is always with u all over there sister. The land of the martyrs. Loving Filistin 🇲🇾

[@TheOnlyReligionOfMonotheism]

إن شاء الله سينتصر المسلمون

[@ادممحمد-ح7ك]

اللهم انصر غزة واهل غزة

[@MistahWorldwide]

Yo, Naz is a presenter now. What a glow up. Mashallah, Naz!

[@jostnamane3951]

I don't think that the Qur'an is to be interpreted with the abrogation method as some people imply. One verse doesn't and cannot abrogate the other, instead one verse explains and helps to connect the dots in the Qur'an. If one verse contradicts the other it doesn't mean that it is to be abrogated, rather there's an error in your methodology that makes you think that it contradicts the other verses, but it doesn't. For example, GOD in the Qur'an says that: 1) GOD doesn't wrong any soul at all [4:40] 2) GOD doesn't approve of disbelief for his servants [39:7] 3) Whoever wants to believe, let him believe [18:29]. But in numerous other verses, GOD says that he has power over all things: [2:284] [3:26] [9:39] [67:1]. Does that mean GOD approves of evil and it abrogates the other verses? No. The phrase "GOD has power over all things" simply means that there's no realm where you may desire and pursue corruption and you will not be recompensed for what your hands have set forth. GOD clearly doesn't approve of immorality: [7:28] [17:32]. And GOD knows best.

[@jostnamane3951]

If you still interpret the Qur'an with that scholarly approved abrogation method (approved by certain factions of scholars), then you have to accept that the GOD of the Vedas is the one true GOD and the only one worthy of worship. Because he says in [RIG VEDA, 10:48, 5] that he is the revealer of true knowledge that is eternal and therefore cannot be abrogated. If you think that the GOD of the Qur'an revealed knowledge that can be abrogated by another flow of true knowledge, then you are basically implying that the GOD of the Qur'an is a Demiurge God and not one true GOD who can only reveal true and eternal knowledge (astagfirullah). It's the question of truth and falsehood, so you cannot be in ᵈᵉⁿⁱᵃˡ at this point. May GOD guide us to the true understanding of the Qur'an free from others' forcefully imposed interpretation.

[@abduljaffar4326]

Hi ggl

[@erique-eljoven]

"GOD doesn't approve of disbelief for his servants [39:7]" His servants believe, that's why they are His servants. A disbelieving servant is an oxymoron. Allah being silly here.

[@jostnamane3951]

@@erique-eljoven being a servant of GOD is a state of being, so if you move away from that state, you are no longer in that state of being. GOD doesn't approve of disbelief for his servants because then, all of your toiling on the scripture will not produce any fruits and will go in vain. Just like the Torah tells us that if you turn away it's gonna stop raining, which can be interpreted both literally in historical contexts and metaphorically to mean that the clouds of insightful knowledge will stop raining and providing GODly insights into your mind. And GOD knows best.

[@abduljaffar4326]

@@erique-eljoven you filled with filthy. Not a follower of Jesus.DrBart Earman Cote christian religion is not teaching of Jesus rather teaching by others about Jesus. Clean yr brain like white sheet& study about GOD taeching through Jesus

[@ahmaduahmed8760]

Good topic, and should be directed to those in doubts whether Allah exists. They see good and bad things happening especially sickness and death, over which they have no control. Yet they refused to submit to the Person Who has control.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

And who's that person?

[@RosewiththornsRWT]

Asalamalaikum 🇺🇸 Dr. Elmasry is the shaikh at my local masjid right here in NJ. So cool to see this 👍 Both guests were insightful, mash'Allah.

[@rabiaturan7476]

Bediüzzaman said nursi is a great scholar ın Türkiye. Many young turks came back to İslâm with the books of hım, Risale-i Nur. Great books

[@mohammadwasim9639]

ma sha allah... we all know about shaikh shadee but brother naz hassan was also very profound and insightful... looking forward to reading his book.

[@ardahankonk5275]

Djazakallahum khayran! A very inspiring subject, really touched my heart in a way it was needed!

[@HoliGallistur1023]

اللهم صل على محمد و على ال محمد كما صليت على ابراهيم و على ال ابراهيم و بارك على محمد و على ال محمد كما باركت على ابراهيم و على ال ابراهيم في العالمين انك حميد مجيد

[@sherif.1977]

That’s a valid question if you asked it in our permanent abode in Paradise…but in our temporary life of trials and tests, it should be expected

[@culture2355]

Beautiful distinction between will and power to exercise will. This guy is smart

[@a.lerner8468]

Because Man exists...free will !

[@doctorikon]

Incredible session with these three brothers.

[@LoveAddiction16]

I am from Kashmir(India).Need prays...

[@maaz87]

Kashmir bny ga Pakistan ❤

[@propheticadmirer1701]

Indian occupied*

[@mozinmalik]

May Allah bring ease in your life

[@sutil5078]

may Allah grant you light in all that you do, in your words, face, actions and intention. Light is the best barakah you can have, the rest is temporary time here not even a minute compared to t he eternity that await us.. (not 100 billion years) more than that.. when we really really reflect on that, we become more consoled by Allah.

[@firafifi19988926]

I am so happy I’ve found this channel. So many amazing thoughts here, thank you

[@ahsenshah2875]

Great discussion. Thanks Paul.

[@EdwardSHS]

Thank you brother Paul for bringing this subject to our attention. Also I love books 🤣. On a related note to the discussion, the reason for our existence is tied in to it to some extent. It would be very hard to understand the intention or purpose of our existence if you don’t accept the Islamic frame of mind of life after death. Once you’ve understood it, it’s very liberating and every suffering is a blessing. I can write extensively of how everything is interconnected and how even hatred is a pointless emotion that you should do away with since it only stains your soul. We can all benefit from having a stroll and contemplate about this matter especially the feelings of gratitude and how every evil may assist you in having a greater clarity of what is good. 🤣

[@sutil5078]

interesting read, thank you Edward, also people think test and trial are in hardship, but they are in blessings too : not only wealth, and health, beauty , if a person is very attractive and or charismatic he/she receive many signs and indication or invitation and temptation.. etc etc.. Same with intelligence, some may use it to manipulate or mislead others, same with education etc.. I see what you mean about interconnection , 100% agree it is fascinating subject.. it even increase depth in our understanding. Also wealth can be given "in advance" for good deed from non muslims for their contribution like in medicine, transportation making life comfortable .. Some of these deeds were done for goodness some for money but produced great ease for many, so when will God give them such reward! In this life, hence you see certain people /regions are doing well because they did their homework and some good deeds so God give them the full reward in this life but no share in the next because Faith is essential..

[@misba8295]

Allah has given us the ability to do good or evil, it’s up to us to choose which route we take hence he created haven & hell.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

which is why he does nothing while the victims of our evil suffer unbelievable pain in this life........... "hey, i have you the ability, you are responsible, i ain t fixing your evil"........ "let them die of torture and famine, not my problem" ........

[@tusmoaadil1825]

Since humans have free will it is their mischievous behavior that leads to the bad things .......there is good,bad,punishment, reward and free will...it is not a loose party here....

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

USEFULNESS IS THAT ....THE WORLD SHOULD MAKE USE OF THIS AWAKENING.

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

very purposeful discussion ..mashaAllah !

[@Syayid]

Very well discussion, indeed. Allah SWT is Invisible, but Real, in times of things happening beyond our control and capability to do so. Yet, to Allah SWT we always seek and request for helps, and that, certainly under His consent, whether He will help or change it into something else, which is way better than we never thought before... Wallahu'alam bi Shawab.

[@redbeardandfriends]

Salaam! 36:36 everything created in pairs. The law of opposites, ying and yang, etc. In regards to qadar, there is a tradition that goes, " a person asked Ali (R.A.) explain our relationship to qadar! Ali( R.A.) said, lift your right leg and hold that position, now raise your left leg, our free will is in between that"! So humans have free will within boundaries of Allah's creational process! Quran states whatever good happens to you is from Allah, whatever evil happens to you is because of what your own hands have brought upon yourself! We have Dunya and Akhirah, and the Believers are taught to use the Dunya to aquire success in the Akhirah. Success and failure are what Allah has established! Allah knows best!

[@AbidNasim]

it is less about opposites and more about complementary.

[@redbeardandfriends]

@AbidNasim However you want to categorize it, the bottom line is that it comes as a package ( so to speak) one is relative to the other !

[@AbidNasim]

​@@redbeardandfriends The true dichotomy lies in the test: some are tested through perseverance, enduring trials and hardships, while others are tested through gratitude, navigating abundance and blessings

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

​@@redbeardandfriends agreed partly... it does come as a package deal in free will but one is not relative to the other... evil can be relative to other evil but not to good... thats why we have objective good and bad... gradadation within one side being relative is understandable like unaliving someone vs cutting in a queue.. both bad but one is worse... on the other hand saving someone from drowning vs giving good advise...both good but one is far better... but if you compare giving good advise to cutting in line...theres no relativism ...one is clearly objectively good and the other is not

[@loganeverett1914]

As salmi ‘Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatu I think a better term for what you’re looking for is actually in the Qur’an found in Surah Rahman and the concept is of course found all throughout Islam called Mizan(balance)

[@MFR571]

Absolutely Fascinating! I'm glad I came across it Alhamdulillah

[@doneracer5994]

My life verse is Philippians 4:6-7 which says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” It's not about dwelling on why bad things happen to good people, it's about what you will do about all that comes at you. Turning it all over to God is the best thing you can do for yourself; let God be God in your life! Amen and Alleluia !

[@Dongyuuu]

Brother Paul, can you put all your videos into a Playlist? I play your videos on TV while working. it's kinda a hassle to search each and everytime for your videos. If it's on a playlist. at least I can let it be and play all your videos automatically. I can watch each videos of yours 6 times no problem. just put it all into one playlist.

[@BloggingTheology]

Many of the videos are on playlists. See here: www.youtube.com/@BloggingTheology/podcasts

[@SalliouMoussaIbrahimMadi]

For atheists They used to ask such question

[@r_elyaqub8214]

The fact that someone would ask this question is because their fitrah naturally and automatically believes not only in the existence of God but also attributes Goodness to Him as opposed to evil. Even though He, in His infinite wisdom created evil as a means of test for humanity in this worldly realm.

[@Wakeupproject99]

It's thesame to ask If God dint exist why are good things happening

[@bamboo1763]

Good and bad things can happen if a all powerful and all loving god doesn't exist, but evil cannot exist if there exists a god that is all powerful and all loving

[@Myssiah]

@@bamboo1763 worst argument ever. it really tells you a lot about the average IQ of an atheist person when you see comments like this all over the internet, so keep em coming. It's like asking why a father that loves his child more than anything but sees him eating nothing but candy and spending time playing video games all day would try to limit the amount of candy he eats and time he spends playing. in the child's eyes at that time, his father is evil and doesn't want him to have fun but obviously the father knows better and knows where that will lead and is doing it for the long term benefit of his child.

[@bamboo1763]

@Myssiah Yes because inflicting a child with terminal illness and killing him before he reaches adulthood is going to benefit him in the long term. There are things that are objectively evil; they do not benefit the victim in any way. There is no excuse for the existence of the existence of evil except that god is either not all powerful or he is not all loving or he doesn't exist.

[@Wakeupproject99]

@@bamboo1763 God is not a man He doesn't exist in our dimension. He doesn't feel what will feel u are saying this because u take God as a man he doesn't have human feelings. Take example as will a GTA developer feel sad when mpc get shot. Or Do tree feel sad when a human being died. So if child get sick and died at infant. He will be in paradise InshaAllah. The purpose of this world is to gain after life.

[@Myssiah]

​@@bamboo1763 That's because of your narrow minded view and stubbornness to accept that there is more than this earthly life. that's your fault, no one else's. for people that accept there is an eternal afterlife, suffering for a few years with terminal illness and getting higher rewards in Jannah or dying before reaching adulthood and getting a shortcut to Jannah without needing to face this life's trials and tribulations can be seen as a much better alternative. we as Muslims are completely at peace with that knowing these things. that's why you see people in Gaza with happy smiles even when everything around them is destroyed and they feel no safety because they know that fact to be true and that this temporary life is just the first step to something much greater. Also, your second phrase is meaningless, and I am saying this from personal experience. it only applies to an atheist living in a nihilistic reality. I too was once living such life and it's only through trauma that I was able to get back to God and understand things much better and see all the signs. and if it wasn't for that, I would've committed suicide and in fact atheists have the highest suicide rates for that very reason. Also, living through these difficult times allows you to appreciate the perfect life waiting for you in the afterlife much more. Much like how a person that works out and eats healthy would feel a lot more satisfaction and happiness than someone that just cheats and takes steroids without putting in the effort.

[@Reewnat]

I finally finished this well thought out and discussed (and I'm assuming written) discussion on the problem of evil. One question - did the speaker dispense with, include, or modify deprivation (evil being the absence of good)?

[@abderrahimelarabi4522]

Assalamo alaikom brothers, About Gaza the perspective of Gaza lessons for all the world but especially Muslims,is 2 major lessons, one is the true free Muslim who can free himself from fear,bad feelings,materialism…all evil , he won’t have problem to be ready to die if it was ment to happen,because the Gaza people are the most free people on the earth right now. They believe in god destiny the bad and the good of it. The second lesson is that this modern western civilization is only taking us as humans to inhuman state where the powerful sets up the rules and can decide to eliminate other people that don’t agree with,don’t believe the same beliefs ,don’t look like him,or are in his way to make more money and power. But thank Allah this is changing in the west ,slowly but surely,alhamdolillah!

[@Iraniansunnimuslim]

The answer is clear in Quran. This life is a test, and you as the one taking the test, must answer all sorts of question and pass all sorts of challenges. Whether it's easy, or difficult. The test i.e the challenge must be passed. These stuff? Are the difficult questions.

[@joshuaread4603]

I understand what you are getting at, but the problem of evil is a lot more nuanced and complicated than what you are making it out to be. Consider a tsunami that wipes out a city. Who is that a test for? People are swiftly killed and taken away in an instant. How could this be a just test? We can also consider a situation aside from human suffering. What about animals? Lets say an animal in the woods gets a sick or hurt and undergoes immense pain for the rest of its life. Unlike a human, the animal isn't even able to understand why it's hurt. It has to just endure the suffering with no clue as to why. So I ask you, who is this a test for?

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

yep ...never understood why people complicate something so simple... esp when theres a very celar answer in Quran...

[@jostnamane3951]

@@Iraniansunnimuslim Exactly but people like to overcomplicate things and some people outright deny that life is a test by denying free will, for example: Atheists, Calvinists (Those who follow John Calvin's faction of Christianity), and certain people among the Atharis etc. Even though the answers are clear in the Qur'an, Torah [rather what we have of the Torah], and other such scriptures (only if you interpret them methodologically). And even if they disbelieve in GOD's books, the answers are clear by Fitrah [innate disposition] and by observing things around us. As the Qur'an says, "Humanity is in dispute about most things" may GOD guide us.

[@Iraniansunnimuslim]

@@jostnamane3951 Ameen ya rab al-alamin

[@erique-eljoven]

Allah is testing us to find something out about us that He doesn't know yet. That's why you put someone to the test. He's not all-knowing so He does not exist.

[@syedr.maswoodchannel3447]

Great topic. Desperate to buy the book.

[@mgulistan2052]

Me too… it looks like it’s sold out at Mecca books..??..

[@Drigger95]

@@mgulistan2052 bro, the link is right in the derscription. What do you mean sold out?

[@mgulistan2052]

The link at Mecca books said it’s sold out

[@mgulistan2052]

Sorry about that- when I went back to the site it no longer said sold out … BISMILLAH ☮️

[@Drigger95]

@@mgulistan2052 oh wow, that's weird

[@Reewnat]

Jazakallah khayr for this talk. Brother Paul, in addition to this book, what other "problem of evil" books would you recommend?

[@syedr.maswoodchannel3447]

Shaheed Ayatullah Morteza Mutahairi in his famous book " Adel Elahi ( Divine Justice) addressed this topic of Evil. I think he took the position Evil did not exist it was absence of good. I need to recheck

[@TheOnlyReligionOfMonotheism]

لا إله إلا الله lä iläha illä Llah

[@universalguy6640]

@20:20 indeed, I don't think I have any of that "needed preparation" or skills. I don't even know how to deal with people, it seems like such an insurmountable "test" that I'm not even sure why I'm still here.

[@chuckhillier4153]

Thank you for this stimulating discussion. I think a common definition of evil is what intentionally causes suffering. Surely there are instances of imposing suffering in causes seen as righteous, such as in war. But it is still evil.

[@Markjogo]

Because humans exist

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

big Sins are True Trials of All present at that moment of history .

[@TheOnlyReligionOfMonotheism]

سبحان الله

[@firmann7193]

why we need to rationalized everything including the "God create intention or not"? Since rational itself prescribed by our capacity to imagine, patternalized, that will always associate with our assumption about a things. That's prove our limits. If we need to rationalized intention, then we need to understand what intention itself presicely as the concept, first. Second, we need to know what this concept related to our question (in this case did God Create Intention). But since Intention itself was built-in, then we cannot make sure what the intention really is, how it works, how it related to other things, because so much chance that could be bias. That's the 1 problem that could identified yet. I'll make it easy: Intention that we know could be incomprehesif (that might be false also). So, when we trying to run the logic in some condtion (in this length-> 27:30 - 27:37 ) we could fall to semantic problem.

[@1aninterpreter1]

Authu billahi, "what took them so long?" 57:23 They needed an excuse, and it was provided.

[@whitegreen318]

With out bad times bad things they are will be no test simple answer if you want paradise gets ready for the test almighty Lord will be testing us many ways sometimes hunger sometimes with illness sometimes with wars sometimes many others hardship in this world it's already mentioned in his guide book holy Qur'an and to the hadith of the last prophet Muhammad (pbuh)may almighty Lord guide us and give us understanding of the truth Ameen🙏

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

>>> if you want paradise gets ready for the test almighty Lord

[@Oneisover]

Short answer.. If God exist, why do bad things happen? It happens because growth occurs. And growth lead to different decision making. These decisions will be the answer within the day of judgment that describes who You're meant to be. That's what a test is. And free will.

[@1GratefulSlave.]

Quran Chapter 4, Verse 78: "When something good befalls them, they say, “This is from Allah,” but when something evil befalls them, they say, “This is from you.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Both have been destined by Allah.” So what is the matter with these people? They can hardly comprehend anything!" Dr Mustafa Khattab

[@waltershumer4211]

The abrahamic answer to this question is the book of Job. But this does not explain the inherent suffering in nature apart from humans.

[@muhammadabirhossain7216]

When God Said this world is a test and there will be evil tempting them testing them in this world, then of course there will be evil in this world.

[@danieldrazenovich935]

It’s not complicated . Evil arises from the misuse of human freedom.

[@truthistreason4292]

Why does God let bad things happen . ez question. To see how you handle it and to condem those that failed on judgment day .the blood of innocents will stand witness against their murders and abusers .

[@ninjanomics]

Evil is simply an entity imposing its will on other entities.

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

brother Shadee mentioned Gaza finally . Ask him if Gaza was to purify us , when are we Done with our Purification ?? !! How much time we need to get purified Enough to ACT PURIFIED ?? PURIFICATION FOR WHAT ?? IF WE ARE NOT CAPABLE OF STOPPING ISRAEL OR ANY OTHER OPPRESSOR , WE ARE NOT PURIFIED!!!

[@scholarforpeace]

When "evil" is discussed when it relates to God and why God is being "put to question" for the existence of evil, humans do not have the right to rephrase the question over and over to make it look like evil pertains to them and what they think "evil" is. If evil is put to question, then it should go along the lines of "what does God define evil as" rather than " what do humans define it as". Humans are subjective, every concept and every definition works individually to each one of them. To God, however, every concept is generic and applies to everything - we are all creatures of Him, nothing is exclusive. Evil is not what you define it as, it is what God defines it as. Otherwise, your whole discussion makes no difference, you're just listing new understandings of evil and how it is contemporarily - it is not the absolute truth.

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

thats my thinking too... although id correct you by saying that its not these gentlemen questioning God its the non believers... when you make dawah to such people, questions like these can genuinely come up and you need to be able to answer them. The whole premise of "the problem of evil" is wrong... its a problem for us sure but its not a problem that negates God's existence... its simply a tool with which non believers and believers are seperated... free will gives us the choice between good and evil...those that choose good when through trials and tribulations win and vice versa... its simple and elegant... but of course in practice its extremely difficult... hence the people that win(monineen) have such high ranks

[@dinarkania7274]

In metaethics, it is called Devine Command Theory

[@jostnamane3951]

Even though there's truth to what you just said, you seem to be implying something else in your Weltanchauung while trying to write a coherent comment. Yes, humans are fallible, therefore we can come to subjective realisations about anything including what consists of "evil" but again, that's coming from our cognitive error [Ibliss]. We do have an innate moral compass to judge things, and we can choose to deviate from that innate disposition as a criterion and revert back to it if we want. Deep down, no evil person denies the nature of their actions even if they proclaim [by their tongue] that their actions are justified to instill fear in the hearts of people around them.

[@jostnamane3951]

So in conclusion: 1) Yes, there's an objective criterion to define evil unless you are a ⁿⁱʰⁱˡⁱˢᵗ (even most Atheists don't come to the realisation that their worldview ultimately leads to ⁿⁱʰⁱˡⁱˢᵐ). 2) Humans aren't subjective, we have an objective Moral compass enjoined upon every Bashar to judge things, but subjective realisations can happen due to humans having a tendency to fall into Cognitive errors/Ibliss. 3) GOD doesn't approve of evil, it pretty much comes from our own fallibility, GOD is the revealer of true knowledge and understanding.

[@TejPatta-jj7gy]

All Action has a REACTION You REAP WHAT YOU SOW. It’s the Universal Law. If you hate Others, Others will hate you, If you will Kill others Others will kill you. IF you Commit Atrocities to others OTHERS will do the Same . If You care for Others Others will care directly or Indirectly for you and your family. If you Treat Others Kindly OTHERS will Treat you and your family kindly wherever they may be living. If You Help others Others will help you and your Family. And if You are Celebrating their Misery then EVERY ACTION has a REACTION.

[@waltershumer4211]

What about the predator prey relationship in nature? Parasites hookworms tapeworms ticks fleas?

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

what is interesting (to me) about nature is how predators always eat the young and the defensless. they rarely eat the strong, old animals, 95% of animal eating animals eat young animals.......... since allah programmed to be this way, it shows how cruel allah is........ he could ve programmed animals to eat old animals only and leave the young to live and grow up and enjoy life for a bit before becoming food............ but alas, its the opposite, they are cute little babies and most of them end up being eaten as food by a predator...........

[@waltershumer4211]

@AsifKhan-hf9zy indeed

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

Why dont we see Free will standing in the middle of right and wrong Choices ... Humans clearly practice free will . Qadar is often taken our opponent but in reality it is Qadar which helps us throughout our difficult CHOICES ... The hard choices are made easy by Qadar ONLY WHEN OUR intentions ARE approved by The LORD.

[@StudentDad-mc3pu]

There is a really obvious answer to this question which, by the way, is also committing the "begging the question" fallacy.

[@arnelnaca702]

bad things come from disobeying God.man chose to go his own way, make a mess, and now ask this question.

[@bamboo1763]

"you and all of your descendents shall die: some later and some during their infancy years, mostly in horrific ways, because you have eaten the fruit that I specifically told you not to eat when you have no understanding of anything" ahh vibes

The word Meezan - balance comes in repeatedly in the Quran. It’s a statement that there’s balance in the existence of everything opposing each other , created by Allah swt. The world cannot exist in a one sided state of total bliss. You wouldn’t know what joy is without experiencing sorrow, similarly peace without experiencing war, happiness without suffering and good without bad. Happiness can never be defined without the word suffering. If there was no balancing opposing orbital force centripetal against centrifugal the universe would destroy itself. Nothing good happens without the bad next to it. Thats how. Allah created the bad to test the good

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

this sounds like music to all the brutal dictators of the world. now they can say, look its not us, its Allah, he is making all this evil........ to "balance the universe" as our great philosopher online is telling us all................. we are just doing Allah's bidding by being horrible evil people............ so thay YOU can be equally good people? see? don't blame us for what we are doing. we are just balancing the universe.

[@JunaidAsmal]

Cause this life is an test.

[@bamboo1763]

There will be children that dies before the age of maturity and then gets tested in the afterlife. So there are unnecessary suffering for those that do not get tested in this life meaning evil is not justified by this life being a test.

[@JunaidAsmal]

@bamboo1763 who told you that,if you don't follow the faith whether you suffer or not its your problem,but if you do the creator tests you to see if you are loyal the your creator and prove you are a worthy recipient for paradise.

[@bamboo1763]

@JunaidAsmal The problem is there are children that suffer and then die before the age of maturity and then don't have their suffering counts as evidence for their loyalty to Allah. Furthermore, what's the point of causing a infant who can't even comprehend that there exists a world outside their sight to suffer and have no idea of god and loyalty? Lastly, which righteous entity will torture children to see their loyalty to him and then send them to hell for more if he thinks they are not loyal to him?

[@JunaidAsmal]

@bamboo1763 bro we as muslims never question the decree of ALLAH.

[@bamboo1763]

@JunaidAsmal From what is taught in islam, I highly doubt it the entity behind islam is who it claims to be. The way I see it theres more likely that it's not from god then it is.

[@renvilsekawan]

My naive thoughts as a human say, watching a movie that only contains happiness or sadness throughout would surely be boring. Likewise, the journey of human life on the stage of this world needs to have its story varied to avoid monotony. After all, don’t humans also dislike flat and unvaried narratives?

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

it sounds great in theory, but in reality, for example, the people of gaza are not having a good time...........

[@renvilsekawan]

@AsifKhan-hf9zy Although it may seem grim in our eyes, Allah, the Divine Director, has a script unknown to us. Our brothers and sisters in Palestine understand this well, which is why, despite the excruciating suffering they endure, they remain steadfast and never curse Allah. Instead, their lips are constantly adorned with the words Alhamdulillah. They know that a final reckoning awaits on the Day of Judgment, and on that day, they will be the ones who smile, having successfully fulfilled the roles written by the Divine Director.

[@sweeyong7756]

Its the same as asking why are there good christians jews buddhis hindus aborignees and why good things happen to these people?

[@erique-eljoven]

Haven't listened yet but can't wait. Did Allah testing us come up? Always love that one.

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

great discussion as always... though i do not agree with everything exactly as discussed... like us creating evil with our intention and not Allah is simply taking away from His Almight's power...not only by transitive property did Allah create it ... evil simply has a purpose in the big picture...it is a test for mankind (granted a very severe one at that but a test all the same) ...the whole premise of "the problem of evil" is wrong... there is no problem of evil in that it negates Gods existence... its simply a product of free will... choose to do good with it if you must...but of course evil will still exist because we arent in Paradise ...This life is supposed to have both as a test... You see evil you crush it with force or at least find it bad in your heart which is the lowest form of "emaan"... evil is a tool and a product of free will just like good is... and evil has a purpose just like good does... the purpose of freewill is simple... differentiation between believers and non believers... simple and elegant really...harsh in reality but still a pretty simple explanation for the existence of evil ...trials tribulations that we call evil are simply as sieve through which Momineen are sift and seperated from the weak of faith... evil is fought either with sword or with tawakkul(unwavering reliance in God) of course evil can dress up as money wealth and power and also as poverty pestilence and war... both ends of the spectrum can be equally devastating and efficient in sifting the real believers from the weak or non believers... May Allah guide us all Keep up the good work Mr. Williams. Love the discussions you have on here.❤💫

[@loganeverett1914]

wouldn’t evil be simply willful disobedience to God. Like the theme of the Quran for the mujrrmuns evil deeds made fair seeming to them, they willfully disobey Allah(SWT) and they see no issue with it. not sin necessarily because we have been told that we will sin because we’re not perfect but the command of God for us in this situation is repentance so now we’re submitting our will again. If God sent us commands through revelation via prophets and the commands are for our own individual and societal benefit in this life and the next then evil would be willfully disobeying those commands to your own detriment by making the punishment justified against you. Allahu ‘Alim

[@AbidNasim]

let's see if this meets Occam's razor: God created a world with physical laws and put man (and jinn, previously) in it for test of who lives a moral life. Sometimes God will put us to test and sometimes the actions of others will test us. It is all about test. And no injustice will be allowed to persist on the judgement day.

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

agreed... a simple and elegant method to seperate true believers vs weak of faith

[@bamboo1763]

The very fact that Allah is supposedly all powerful makes all of this unnecessary and therefore injustice.

[@al3atilahamohsin584]

We ask you, dear professor, to receive a famous scholar who works on the statistics of the Holy Quran.

[@sergeypichkurov8757]

Yet to listen, do they mean recent russian/putin air strikes in Aleppo?

[@musamusashi]

As salam alaikum. Interesting topic but crippled, in my view, by a confusing definition of evil: evil is not natural physical pain, nor hardship, nor general suffering that are all part of the tests of life and easily understandable by most Muslims based on their experience. Evil is the deliberate act of doing wrong unto others, oppressing in any form, abusing one's power by inflicting unnecessary suffering on others. And the discussion do not really answer why Allah allows some people to do such things at the expense of others that are innocent and powerless, giving those evil doers much rope, while in the scriptures much lesser evil was punished right away. I have my understanding of this, but i would have loved this crucial point to be addressed in the discussion more in depth and not just with a very unsatisfactory similitude with earthly courts and tribunals.

[@musamusashi]

@Drigger95 yes i was listening, and not the questions asked, nor the answer given, were satisfactory to me. Glad i made you laugh though, and gave you the chance to display your great manners. Ma salam.

[@faisalniazi1899]

❤️

[@Sioux-free]

The eternal question! In the Quran sure 2 the angels asked Allah that very question directly point blank : Why do you create this human thing who will do such evil thing when we are so good and devoted to you, and god answered them point blank , I know what you don’t know !! The arrogance of creation thinking the have reason it all and though they have been taught a lot , the creator and great designer of it all knows it all .

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

so what that means, Allah wanted to see evil spread in the world. before the evil, there was only good in the world. and it did nt satisy Allah............ which is why evil people can say, we are just doing Allah's bidding, dont blame us for all the evil in the world, dont look at us as bad, we are Allah's agents.............. doing His bidding

[@Sioux-free]

@ That is what it means to you given your obvious reasoning limitations not what it means . What it all means god only knows. As an article of faith we surrender our will and limitations to a greater omnipotent power . There cannot be good without evil to define it . Day and night , light and dark, pain and joy , etc all sorts of opposites exist side by side and define each other . As for you quoting evil doers as having truth and reason on their side it is foolish of you to even consider their reason as evidence of truth . There are no answer s to many questions nor are we entitled to know it all .

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

>>>> There are no answer s to many questions nor are we entitled to know it all .

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

the people who question, they find the answers, the people who say "God does nt want us to know".......... they live on in illiteracy .........

[@Sioux-free]

@ Ah so you are one of those novice deep thinkers who have found the truth by casting doubt !! 😂😂 You don’t have to believe anything , to you your way and to us our way .

[@SeFa590]

Isn't coming into existence once the greatest crime? Even if you are a very good Muslim you cannot escape death, the apocalypse, and the troubles of the day of judgement. All good things are temporary, at the end great absence and death will catch everything. How a human can be happy knowing that? I am looking at the sky, trees and only seeing death. Because existence of them is only for a little moment, like us.

[@Drigger95]

Read Said Nursi

[@SeFa590]

@Drigger95 I'm not in need of mystery commentary of quran. There are hundreds of these comments.

[@Drigger95]

@@SeFa590 If you don't care to search for an answer, why are you commenting in the first place? Also, buy the book if you actually care for an answer. I read it. It's in the last chapter author discusses it. If you're not serious about learning, then go elsewhere to troll.

[@SeFa590]

@@Drigger95 This man had written many books. Of which you're talking about?

[@Drigger95]

@@SeFa590 "The Words" - by Said Nursi. He discusses all of the branches of Iman. Or, you can read the book this episode is about, Pearls In the Deep. He discusses your question specifically in the last chapter.

[@AhmedMushtaq-ux9wu]

Because we are bad so bad happens to bad

[@TheMrZek]

If god doesn't exist then why do good things happen.

[@bamboo1763]

Good and evil can happen without god, but evil cannot happen with god.

[@TheMrZek]

@bamboo1763 title of this video if god exist then why do bad things happen? so from where evil you quoting from!! This shows devil in work.

[@bamboo1763]

@TheMrZek Evil is effectively bad things with no benefits.

[@stevesmith4901]

Somebody explain to me why innocent children in Gaza are dying under the rubble of their bombed out houses? What is the divine purpose of their suffering? It can't be because God is testing their faith. They are too young to even know what it means to have faith. So how does Naz Hassan explain the divine purpose of their suffering?

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

they know...as harsh as the realities of war are we dont let it waver our faith...my kin suffers from similar tribulations in Kashmir... we dont let it waver our faith... screaming at God does nothing but make you the loser...those children will get high ranks in afterlife and those inflicting such horrific crimes on them will receive divine retribution... children dying in warzones in a test of faith on everybody else if not on them(if they are too young) ... does it give us enough of a push to step into the warzone to help them? does it give us enough guts to send our sons to their aid? as harsh as it is..this is how freewill works...monsters use it for evil and even little kids in Gaza or Kashmir suffering thrrough war know they will be granted their share in good in the eternal afterlife and have their retribution

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

​@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman It's not a war! Never was a war, and never will be! It's a pure, unadulterated evil!

[@noorazmaosman6323]

@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman great explanation

[@bamboo1763]

​@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman It's not as if all the children who died before they reach the age of maturity will immediately go to heaven: no they will be tested and a significant portion of them will go to hell.

[@stevesmith4901]

@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman Are you telling me as far as the children are concerned, their suffering is for the purpose of getting "high ranks in afterlife"? So you're suggesting their suffering is actually a blessing. We all should be grateful to God for their suffering because they will get "high ranks in afterlife". Is that it? Did I understand you correctly?

[@scholarforpeace]

God did not tell Abraham to sacrifice his son, God showed him a dream in which he was sacrificing his son. Abraham took that as a command to sacrifice him, but God did not command him to do it. Dreams have interpretations.

[@Drigger95]

So Abraham misinterpreted God and decided to kill his son??? Lol😊

[@scholarforpeace]

@@Drigger95 Well, God says to Abraham "you believed the dream?" in the Quran. So, maybe he did misinterpret the dream and thought that it was a command from God. Why is that funny? I don't understand.

[@Drigger95]

@scholarforpeace which verse are you quoting?

[@scholarforpeace]

@@Drigger95 Assaffat (37:105) "Have you believed the dream? This is how we reward those who do good: and then we tributed him a ram."

[@Drigger95]

@@scholarforpeace so... God is rewarding him for misinterpreting the dream and trying to commit murder?

[@mithrasrevisited4873]

All the miracles that happened during the bible/quran fairy story but suddenly when cameras and video recorders are around those miracles dried up. It is as though people were making up stories. Strange that. How mohammad would invent laws in revelations as they became convenient. If he needed something, have a revelation and now he could do it.

[@musicsubicandcebu1774]

According to the "good book", Yahweh was a warlord. Seems he still is. Isn't war supposed to be bad?

[@DePeaceHunter]

an act in itself is not good or bad. it is the intention behind that action that makes it good or bad. War is the same.

[@RayOfHope8]

🤲🤲🍉🍉❤️❤️🌹🌹

[@yudiantobinsoedjoko1969]

If God exists, why bad thing happen? Paradoxal? 3.Āli 'Imrān : 182 ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ "... realy it wasn't Allaah, with darkness (persecution) for His servant" For Western, mostly. The view about God is oftenly seeing by Christianity doctrine perspective, i.e. by incarnation/tajassud تجسد. This also did by Wahhabism viewed about God, i.e. by the monotheism philoshopy or called at-tawhiid التوحيد. In Islam, there are three mentions lay to divinity: Allaah, Ilaah and Robb. Ilaah actualy talking the perspective og God for His grants for praising and God from the view of obeying. Ilaah worthies to Theos meaning and God, to Deus meaning. And Allaah itself, can't found its equivalency with specific word of other religions or languages. Allaah should exists as BEING (monotheism based on Supreme Being beliefs). So, Allaah, which understood as BEING, is there, placed outside human itself. By that, can't we change our perspective from monotheism to monism concept?. Remember, Allaah in Islam, doesn't same to Allah in Christianity which Is match to Robb or God. Monism as same as al-waahidiyah الواحدية and the basic of its divinity is panentheism. You may refers to the Ibn 'Arabi understanding. I give an example: If the mountain erupted, did by who? Allaah or the mountain itself. Monotheism will saying it by 2 materialism object as doer and became Theism. Refers to Dualism, 2 substances, there are 2 object, God aand creature. But d'you know that Allaah's mention wasn't "noun" but mashdar/source. This mashdar had Names built as nouns as objects. Allaah can't stays INSIDE universes, but Robb may to did it, like He goes down at last of one third of night (hadith). This phrase scattered here and there in Islamic main sacred sources....

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

>>>>> If the mountain erupted, did by who? Allaah or the mountain itself.

[@yudiantobinsoedjoko1969]

@AsifKhan-hf9zy I know you think that Allah is like a person who stands up out there and do magical think, abracadabra, and all of problems solved well.

[@prestonbacchus4204]

There is no god. Now, why do bad things happen?

[@Akolgo_islam]

Late spiritual development bring u here

[@stevesmith4901]

If there was no god then there would be no good or bad things. Things would just happen. There would be no inherent meaning in things. Which is why we talk of good and bad things precisely because there is a god. I hope that answers your question.

[@prestonbacchus4204]

@@stevesmith4901 So, without god, cancer would not be bad?

[@stevesmith4901]

@@prestonbacchus4204 Objectively nothing would be good or bad without God. Meaning will be entirely subjective, personally constructed. Cancer will be bad because you would consider it to be bad. Not because there was something inherently bad about cancer.

[@Drigger95]

If you believe there's no God, then it's your job to explain why bad things happen​@@prestonbacchus4204

[@A.--.]

When you hear the words of Sufis its time to change the channel. The only piints that made sense were those of Paul

[@sunwukong32]

If barbers exist, why do bad hair days happen 😢

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

CORRECTION: If FREE barbers exist, why do bad hair days happen 😢 answer: barbers are not free........

[@sunwukong32]

@@AsifKhan-hf9zy your position is that bad hair days only happen to broke people?

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

What I have perceived from Quran and LIFE ,the great Educationist , is that we've got it all Wrong about the EVIL being the necessary part of Human trial .... oh No ! I believe We the Humans were created to UNDERSTAND the powers and beauty of Our Creator by going through LIFE in this World where we practice our Powers ... we get tired ..we realise ALLAH is the actual unimaginably powerful and genius Being ! the EVIL was not given importance for our trial on Earth .. the Iblees LOST the game up there .. shetaan literally means "placed very far away" its just that iblees challenged our creation .. ALLAH Subhan didn't want to see him ever again ... not even as an instrument for human trial ... Iblees was Useless and it only takes away with it the useless creations with him to a Far far place ...

[@Zofishanbintnoon]

This is why humans and Jinns should Try to be purposeful and Useful in this given life .... the Useful beings are never thrown away by ALLAH SUBHAN

[@LionsHoney13]

Οὐκ οἶσθ᾽ ὅ τι ζῇς οὐδ᾽ ὃ δρᾷς οὐδ᾽ ὅστις εἶ

[@rkmax2128]

Because we are on earth for a test not to do life things xd

[@muhammadabirhossain7216]

It's like saying o if police exists then why are there still crimes happening 😂😂😂 non Islamic logics breaks the very essence of logic 😂

[@semproblemas8634]

of course, god is just a belief

[@OktavianAbel]

Funny, you hate something you don't even believe in.

[@nazifanukic8204]

How old is this Naz guy? 12?

[@هلا_ت]

My appeal to every Muslim, my brother or sister, the owner of the channel, I know that it is not my right to comment on your channel, but God is my witness that our circumstances are harsh and forced me to do this. Please forgive me. My brother, there is still a brotherhood of faith. I asked you for a bag of flour. My brother, we women cannot go out among men. There is still a woman with you. My brother, God has honored you. You are men. We are women. We cannot go out or work like you. My brother, where is the brotherhood of faith in your hearts? We are women. There is no brotherhood, no mercy, no compassion, no humanity. And give good tidings to the patient. It is the greatest hope while waiting for what we want. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' How many times I called and talked and tried hard, but no one responded. Oh man, we are with you. My mother ordered us food from the restaurant. More and today. My mother left. Crying. She said, Why are you crying, my mother? She said, My daughter, I ask. God, that I may be honored by death. She said, Why, my mother. She cursed us. She said, "My daughter, today the restaurant owner insulted me. I said, 'Why?' I said, 'How can I be better than people?' I ask God, my daughter. May God gather me. With death alone, a gathering that is better than this humiliation and this humiliation. It is true. I am saying this. It diminishes my value and respect. But, man. I swear to God that I did not say this. I kiss your boots. I am so hungry that my conscience no longer allows me to let you go and ask us for food. I kiss your boots, man, and I ask you by God Almighty and in the Book of God, man, I kiss your boots, man. He has caused us harm, my brother, so that we can buy a kilo of flour and pay the rent. My brother, have mercy on us. He who is in the show will have mercy on you, He who is in the sky. My brother, this is my WhatsApp number: ~*00967772168484*~. Whoever can help us, message me on WhatsApp. We will send him the full name. He will transfer us as much as he can. May Allah reward you. Allah knows that my family and I, our house rent is 15 thousand Yemeni riyals per month, and now we owe 45 thousand for 3 months. The owner of the house is one of those people who do not have mercy. By Allah, my brother, he comes every day and humiliates us and talks about us and wants to throw us out of the house and into the street because we were unable to pay him the rent. We will have until the end of the week, and if we pay him, he will swear by Allah that he will throw us out into the street without mercy. See my situation for yourselves. I ask you by Allah, the Living, the Eternal, to help me. By Allah, the Almighty, even at night we cannot sleep from fear. We do not have mattresses or blankets to warm ourselves from the cold. Everything is flooded from the rain, and we have no one but Allah and then you. My brothers, I kiss your boots, don’t turn me away empty-handed. Help us with whatever you can. Is it acceptable to you that we live in this place? We are girls and we have no one. Our father died in a car accident. Consider us your daughters and your honor, and help me with whatever you can. May God reward you with good =>[[}>] ^][;&&&//&..,~~~♡♡~~~♡~~♡~•••••~•(･|.}]◤)~♡~♡~;l.i.i.i¡¡.i.i.l.|-.»◇◇.................,.................،................

[@arnoldjackson-q2j]

According to Qur'an, Bad things happen because God Exists !😂😂😂

[@OktavianAbel]

Where? How about this? 👇 Jeremiah 20:7 (NIV) “You DECEIVED me, LORD, and I was DECEIVED; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.” Here, Jeremiah directly accuses God of deceiving him. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) [7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things. The LORD create evil, The LORD do all these things. 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (NIV) “Micaiah continued, ‘Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, “WHO WILL ENTICE AHAB KING OF ISRAEL INTO ATTACKING RAMOTH GILEAD AND GOING TO HIS DEATH THERE?” One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice him.” “By what means?” the LORD asked. “I will go and be a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said. “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN ENTICING HIM,” said the LORD. “Go and do it.” So now the LORD has put a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.’” In this passage, God sent a deceiving spirit to mislead people and prophets. Not only that, but He ensured the deceiving spirit's success in its mission.

[@OktavianAbel]

That's not the Quran, that's the Bible : Jeremiah 20:7 (NIV) “You DECEIVED me, LORD, and I was DECEIVED; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.” Here, Jeremiah directly accuses God of deceiving him. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) [7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things. The LORD create evil, The LORD do all these things. 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (NIV) “Micaiah continued, ‘Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, “WHO WILL ENTICE AHAB KING OF ISRAEL INTO ATTACKING RAMOTH GILEAD AND GOING TO HIS DEATH THERE?” One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice him.” “By what means?” the LORD asked. “I will go and be a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said. “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN ENTICING HIM,” said the LORD. “Go and do it.” So now the LORD has put a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.’” In this passage, God sent a deceiving spirit to mislead people and prophets. Not only that, but He ensured the deceiving spirit's success in its mission.

[@OktavianAbel]

That's not the Quran, that's the Bible : Jeremiah 20:7 (NIV) “You DECEIVED me, LORD, and I was DECEIVED; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.” Here, Jeremiah directly accuses God of deceiving him. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) [7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things. The LORD create evil, The LORD does all these things. 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (NIV) “Micaiah continued, ‘Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, “WHO WILL ENTICE AHAB KING OF ISRAEL INTO ATTACKING RAMOTH GILEAD AND GOING TO HIS DEATH THERE?” One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice him.” “By what means?” the LORD asked. “I will go and be a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said. “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN ENTICING HIM,” said the LORD. “Go and do it.” So now the LORD has put a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.’” In this passage, God sent a deceiving spirit to mislead people and prophets. Not only that, but He ensured the deceiving spirit's success in its mission.

[@OktavianAbel]

That's not the Quran, that's the Bible : Jeremiah 20:7 (NIV) “You DECEIVED me, LORD, and I was DECEIVED; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.” Here, Jeremiah directly accuses God of deceiving him. Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) [7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things. The LORD create evil, The LORD do all these things. 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (NIV) “Micaiah continued, ‘Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, “WHO WILL ENTICE AHAB KING OF ISRAEL INTO ATTACKING RAMOTH GILEAD AND GOING TO HIS DEATH THERE?” One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice him.” “By what means?” the LORD asked. “I will go and be a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said. “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN ENTICING HIM,” said the LORD. “Go and do it.” So now the LORD has put a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.’”

[@OktavianAbel]

That's not the Quran, that's the Bible : Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) [7] I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create EVIL: I the LORD do all these things. The LORD create evil, The LORD do all these things.

[@A.--.]

This talk immediately lowered my IQ by several points.

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

​@@Drigger95 It is! It's stupid to say rape is ordinary! Or a Muslim will never go through hardship! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!

[@sherifayantayo2873]

Perhaps there was nothing in your brain to begin with 😊

[@samantarmaxammadsaciid5156]

@@sherifayantayo2873 Perhaps you are speaking of yourself!

[@aanakrukavi]

Completely agree with u. Looks like Echo Chamber discussion. No 360 degree analysis. Richard Dawkins has debunked all these Neo Islam Apologetics.

[@jostnamane3951]

​@@aanakrukavi Can you and your lord Richard Dawkins even deal with the IS-OUGHT problem to begin with, that you are talking about the problem of evil?

[@arnoldjackson-q2j]

According to Qur'an, bad things happens because Quranic ALLAH is testing people with EVILS, Enticements, Afflictions and sufferings.😂😂

[@OktavianAbel]

Enticement? Interesting. 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 (NIV) “Micaiah continued, ‘Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. And the LORD said, “WHO WILL ENTICE AHAB KING OF ISRAEL INTO ATTACKING RAMOTH GILEAD AND GOING TO HIS DEATH THERE?” One suggested this, and another that. Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, “I will entice him.” “By what means?” the LORD asked. “I will go and be a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of all his prophets,” he said. “YOU WILL SUCCEED IN ENTICING HIM,” said the LORD. “Go and do it.” So now the LORD has put a DECEIVING SPIRIT in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.’”

[@siemdecleyn3198]

Because he created a world where half of all children die. Luckily we humans created a world where only 1 in every 25 children needs to die. God created hell, humans turned hell into heaven in the last century.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

, humans turned hell into heaven in the last century. WW1, WW2, Communist Famines in Ukraine and China, the HOLOCAUST.............. these are your ideas of heaven? bizarre

[@velkyn1]

no gods exist, and these cultists are just more of them who can't show any evidence for their claims. Each theist has to explain why their particular god fails to do anything at all. They often use the same arguments, and it's great when each will ignore those arguments if they aren't about their own imaginary friend.

[@TaiguRyu]

Oh, someone selling a book. What a surprise.

[@mariokart6118]

You don’t have to buy it

[@gluglugglug]

Mr. Williams always shouts out authors and books he reads from or bases his video on. he hismelf isn't making money from any sales. And just to further make your comment ridiculous many are from non muslim authors.

[@Drigger95]

You don't have to buy the book. In fact, if you want, I'll send you one for free. I know the author personally. He has a 9-5 job. He honestly doesn't care if you buy his book or not.

[@sammu]

@@TaiguRyu You posted a negative comment without even watching what the guest was here to discuss. Yet on another video you judged others for liking the video before watching it in full. Being this cynical can’t be healthy.

[@justahuman00]

​@@sammu the hypocrisy 😂

[@floydferrell6039]

Assallamu alaikum, Bad things happen because humans don't follow Allahs guidance. "If something good comes to you, it is from Allah, and if something bad happens to you, blame no one but youself" HOLY QURAN

Simple isn’t it? Allah swt created the bad to test the good. If there was no bad how would you know what’s good. Again Simple isn’t it ?

[@OktavianAbel]

Exactly, without bad we don't know what good is.

[@AsifKhan-hf9zy]

its not the existence of bad that is the problem. its the FLOURISHING OF EVIL that is the problem. whenever someone endeavours to do evil. Allah opens the pathways for them to go on and on doing more and more evil and becoming badder and badder................ until they have killed and miamed and tortured MILLIONS and MILLIONS of people and property and so on and so forth............... Allah never interferes EVEN THEN............. someone has to assemble an army to get rid of the malise THEMSELVES, no earthquake lands on the palace of Bashar al Asad........... an earthquake comes, yes, but it lands on the victims of Bashar al Asad, in Aleppo.......... his palace remains totally untouched by the ensuing destruction.......... so NO, its not as SIMPLE as you like to think it is, its actually very complicated.........