The problem of evil - Aaker Patel

Can evil exist? We're sure that God exists, but if only God existed, life would be monochromatic. Our lives are textured because something interferes with the process of God gently leading us to perfection. And that could be evil. We think of evil in malevolent acts we cannot understand rationally.

Islam was influenced by classical Greek thought, but Allama Iqbal pointed out that the Holy Quran itself was actually anti-Classical. The Holy Quran urged the Muslim to observe and engage with nature and not look inward at pure concepts, as Socrates did. Plato thought that sense should be distrusted and man should observe himself for knowledge; Iqbal believed the Holy Quran said the opposite.

Because of this, Iqbal remained convinced that Islam was not incompatible with a scientific temperament. Iqbal did not have the negative view of Hindus that later developed as the basis for the Pakistan movement; his view of Pakistan was positive. He was satisfied that his idea of a Muslim state could include a population that was as inclined towards science as it was to religion.....