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#YasirQadhi #Series #Truth Anchor Series #2 | 9/9/25 – Theodicy: Divine Wisdom and Human Responsibility Why does a Merciful God allow suffering? In this second session of the Anchor Series, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi explores classical Islamic views on theodicy, examining perspectives from the Mu‘tazili, Ash‘ari, Athari schools, and Ibn Sina. He discusses the nature of evil, human responsibility, free will, and divine decree, emphasizing how studying past scholars helps us approach life’s hardest questions with insight and spiritual grounding. 0:00 Intro 0:26 The first step to answering a question is studying previous answers 01:21 The Question of Theodicy is not a new question 01:40 Caveats for surveying previous views 02:16 potential negatives when researching past answers 02:46 Confirmation Bias 05:11 the least biased person is the one who understands his or her own biases 05:30 Sectarian Bias 08:13 The formation of Mu'tazilism 10:43 The Mu'tazili perspective 14:34 The Mu'tazila claimed Humans are the source of Evil 15:51 The Sunni Problematization of the Mu'tazili Position 19:02 The 3 Credal Schools of Sunnism 19:47 The Formation of the Ash'ari School 21:23 The Ash'ari Perspective 28:13 The Asha'ira denied that humans could understand the issue of Theodicy 31:42 Ibn Taymiyyah's Impact on the Athari School 34:31 Sunnis do not affirm unconditional freewill 35:39 The Athari Perspective (of Ibn Taymiyyah) 40:12 Ibn Taymiyyah denied the existence of Pure Evil 43:53 Simplistic Overview of the Positions on Qadr 45:39 Ibn Sina's Theology 47:30 Ibn Sina on Theodicy 50:10 Question 1: Did the Sahabah ever ask these questions to the Prophet ﷺ? 53:52 Question 2: Why didn't you include the Maturidis? 54:26 Question 3: What is the non-evil referring to regarding Iblees? 56:33 Question 4: Maturidis? 56:44 Question 5: How do I answer my coworker on why Allah is allowing suffering in Gaza? 58:59 Outro Please LIKE, COMMENT, & SHARE! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Credits: *Note: No musical instruments were used in this video, all background noise is human acapella.* Intro & Outro Nasheed Artist: Ibraheem Bakeer Produced by: MAQAMAT INSTITUTION Copyright reserved and reproduced exclusively with permission for Yasir Qadhi's Official YouTube Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ► Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi - Official Social Media Pages Facebook: facebook.com/yasirqadhi Instagram: instagram.com/yasir.qadhi Twitter: twitter.com/yasirqadhi Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/yasir.qadhi --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi - Official YouTube Channel