Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Suffering
- Why do people suffer?
- Moral or natural?
- Moral evil is when suffering is caused by people.
- Murder, war, accidents caused be irresponsibility
- Natural evil is when evil is caused by nature.
- Earthquakes, tsunamis...
- Fate?
- Some say evil is unavoidable bad luck
- Christians and Suffering
- Life is a test
- The way we react to those in need determines our afterlife
- We all have freewill
- So God is not to blame for our failures
- We can choose to follow the way of God or not
- God has His reasons
- God's understanding is far greater than ours
- Book of Job - Job endures terrible, undeserved suffering, but learns to accept God's will
- Sufering is a punishment
- God punishes sinners to make them turn back to Him
- Mirrors the story of Adam and Eve
- Do something!
- Prayer
- Gaining understanding from scripture
- Muslims and Suffering
- Allah's plan
- Allah has a plan for everything
- No-one has more suffering than they can bear
- It is not for us to question His reasons
- Day of Judgement
- They will be a day when all actions are judged
- Not becoming bitter and showing compassion will be rewarded
- Suffering brings you closer to God
- Calm acceptance of Allah's plan strengthens faith
- Zakah!
- 2.5% of your savings annually
- A pillar of Islam
- To help the poor
- Prophet Mohammed
- Example to give them guidance