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Religious responses to the problem of evil are concerned with reconciling the existence of evil and suffering with an omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient God. [1] [2] The problem of evil is acute for monotheistic religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism whose religion is based on such a God.
The Beast of the Earth (Arabic: دابّة من الأرض, romanized: Dābbah min al-Arḍ, as mentioned in the Quran), also called "The Dabbah" is a creature mentioned in Surah An-Naml: Ayat 82 of the Quran and associated with the day of judgment.
According to a hadith attributed to ibn Abbas, God created four types of intelligent beings; those among whom all will be in paradise - they are the angels; all those who will be in hell-fire - they are the devils; and creatures both in paradise and hell - they are the jinn and humans. [1] Most creatures can be assigned to these.
[4] [9] He will kill the Dajjal, the tradition continues, kill the swine, abolish the jizya tax and destroy the cross. [citation needed] Certain places are significant in the Malhama Al-Kubra narrative cycle. One of the significant locations is Dabiq, Syria where many texts say it will take place. [5]
In Islamic thought, evil is considered to be movement away from good, and God created this possibility so that humans are able to recognize good. [228] In contrast, angels are unable to move away from good, therefore angels generally rank lower than humans as they have reached heaven because they lack the ability to perceive the world as humans ...
[19] (p46) [20] (pp. 254) The emphasis on the devils' evil nature, sometimes veils the Quranic depiction of the shayāṭīn as forces under God's control. [ 20 ] (pp. 255) However, ḥādīth clarify that God is ultimately in control of both angels and devils and that only God decides whom the devils can take to hell.
Although over two hundred verses in the Qur'an deal with animals and six Quranic chapters are named after animals, animal life is not a predominant theme in the Qur'an. [33] The Qur'an teaches that God created animals from water. [33] God cares for all his creatures and provides for them. [33]
It is believed that God weighs an individual's good deeds against their sins on the Day of Judgement and punishes those individuals whose evil deeds outweigh their good deeds. [The Quran Surah Al-A’raf (7:8-9) 1] The Quran describes these sins throughout the texts and demonstrates that some sins are more punishable than others in the hereafter.