The concept and the experience of suffering in the Islamic tradition

Authors

  • Joseph Ellul The Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Theology as the University of Malta; the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Pontifical Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Rome

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12775/TiCz.2015.041

Keywords

Islam, suffering, Qur’an, Muhammad, Šī‘ī

Abstract

The human experience of suffering can be considered in its various manifestations: physical, psychological, moral and spiritual. Sometimes these are interconnected, and it is difficult to distinguish among them. This paper is intended as an overview of the concept and experience of suffering in the Islamic tradition as portrayed in the context of the Qur’an and of the life of Muḥammad, its exaltation in the cause of religion within the Šī‘ī community, as well as the development of its understanding in theological, philosophical and mystical circles.

Theology and Man

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Published

2016-03-18

How to Cite

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ELLUL, Joseph. The concept and the experience of suffering in the Islamic tradition. Theology and Man. Online. 18 March 2016. Vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 169-190. [Accessed 1 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/TiCz.2015.041.

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Orient

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