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Suffering in Muâtazilite Theology
âAbd al-JabbÄr's Teaching on Pain and Divine Justice
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âAbd al-ÄabbÄr (d. 1024 AD) belonged to the BahÅ¡amiyya branch of the Basra Muâtazila. The Muâtazilites upheld the principle of divine justice, and from this perspective they attempted to explain the existence of pain and suffering.
This volume deals with âAbd al-ÄabbÄr's opinions on different aspects of pain, such as what pain is, how it is perceived, how it comes into existence, how to judge the infliction of pain and for which purpose God imposes suffering on His creatures. Attention is also given to opinions expressed by MÄnkdÄ«m and Ibn Mattawayh, disciples of âAbd al-ÄabbÄr.
Included is a historical survey of the BahÅ¡amiyya school. The book sheds light on âAbd al-ÄabbÄr's Muâtazilite method in dealing with the question of the existence of human suffering.
This volume deals with âAbd al-ÄabbÄr's opinions on different aspects of pain, such as what pain is, how it is perceived, how it comes into existence, how to judge the infliction of pain and for which purpose God imposes suffering on His creatures. Attention is also given to opinions expressed by MÄnkdÄ«m and Ibn Mattawayh, disciples of âAbd al-ÄabbÄr.
Included is a historical survey of the BahÅ¡amiyya school. The book sheds light on âAbd al-ÄabbÄr's Muâtazilite method in dealing with the question of the existence of human suffering.
Margaretha T. Heemskerk, Ph.D. (1995) in Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Nijmegen, is Assistant Professor at the University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands).
All those interested in Islamic theology, philosophy, ethics, Islamic intellectual history, as well as theologians and ethicists interested in the issue of human suffering.