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Refuting
the 'Problem
of Evil'
Argument:
If you believe God is
the Rabb/Master/Owner, then He is the One who
gives to His slaves what He wants. His slaves did not pay Him for the
favours He gave them, so even if He was to take a blessing
away from them, why do they have the right to
complain when it was Allah [the Masters] to begin with?
He
has given us everything we have for free out of His Generosity, so He
can take it whenever He wants. And if we were to use these
blessings for good, for Allah's pleasure, He will give us more good.
If we do evil, and abuse the blessings He has given us - He can
punish with us as He wants. And nobody can question Him, because He
is the Master without need, and we are the slaves who are dependant
on Him.
If
you believe in Justice...
Then you need to
believe that there is a Judgment Day. Why? Because if someone kills
an innocent person, what's the biggest punishment they can get? The
death penalty right? What if this person killed 100 people, what's
the biggest punishment he can get? The death penalty right? But that
is 1 life for 100 people. Is that justice?
Now what if someone
saved 100 people, what's the biggest reward he can get in this life?
He can't get 100 lives. So he is missing some justice.
This
is why believing in Justice means you have to believe in a Judgment
Day to be repayed fairly and justly for your actions.