قراءة في كتاب اسم الكتاب: تعامل مسلم مع الشر: سعيد النورسي على ثيوديسيا.

Year 2017, Issue: 16, 175 - 178, 01.06.2017

Al- Nur Publication

Abstract

The thesis at hand presents a critical analysis of the writings of the

contemporary, 20th century Muslim scholar, theologian and exegete Said

Nursi (1876-1960) of Turkey. Special reference is given in this thesis to his

views and writings on theodicy and the problem of evil from the perspective

of Islām.

This thesis is an attempt to discover the Qur'anic narrative of evil (sharr)

as deviating from the human perception of evil in this world; to analyze

Nursi's magnum opus on the definition of sharr and its correspondence to the

Qur'anic definition thereof; and to challenge Nursi's works with the thoughts

and views of his predecessors and contemporaries in order to try to filter new

insights and offer possible solutions to theodicy and the problem of evil

through Nursi's Risale-i Nur Collection.

The methodology that has been used in this study follows Izutsu's

example as seen in Ethico-Religious Concepts of the Qur'an and God and

Man in the Koran: namely to conduct an inductive investigation of the term

sharr in the Qur'ān and Nursi's Risale-i Nur Collection.

There are several issues that can be considered to be the main findings of

this study: 1) human perception of evil in this world to a great extent at odds

with the Qur'anic definition of sharr, 2) new theological concept called

'negative worship', establishing a relation between sharr and worship, 3)

relationship between theodicy and the Divine Names of God, 4) link

between the human 'I' (ana) and, if misused, its encouragement for all kinds

of ashrār (pl. sharr), 5) original interpretation to the Qur'anic verse [2:30], 6)

sharr, ana and free choice (juz'ī ikhtiyār) consist of the same nature and

finally 7) suffering of on-human beings part of the field of theodicy.

Keywords

Muslim Response, Said Nursi

References

• قراءة في كتاب اسم الكتاب: تعامل مسلم مع الشر: سعيد النورسي على ثيوديسيا.