Yasir Qadhi - Why God Allows Suffering?

Yasir QadhiNovember 14, 20180 comments

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In this thought-provoking lecture, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi addresses one of the most challenging questions in theology: why does a merciful, all-powerful God allow pain, suffering, and evil in the world? Drawing on Quranic verses, the wisdom of scholars like Ibn al-Qayyim, and reasoned responses to atheist arguments, he outlines several Islamic perspectives on the purpose of suffering — including its role in drawing us closer to Allah, testing our character, and inspiring us to do good. The lecture is both a spiritual consolation and an intellectual defense of faith for Muslims grappling with the tragedies facing the Ummah and the world.

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Islamic scholars and intellectuals in the Western world. Born in Houston to Pakistani parents, he earned a degree in chemical engineering before studying for ten years at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed degrees in hadith and Islamic theology, and later earned a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University. He served for years as Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, and now serves as Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) in Texas. His lecture series on the seerah, "Lives of the Sahaba," and Islamic theology are among the most comprehensive in the English language.

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