4.1.8

Human Responsibility

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Human Responsibility and Accountability

This teaching is common to both Sunni and Shi'a Muslims.

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Significance of humans having responsibility

  • The idea is significant because it gives life ultimate meaning and urges humans to take responsibility for their behaviour and choices.
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Acceptance of suffering

  • Additionally, knowing that there is a place where evil is put right will help good people who suffer in their physical life to accept their suffering as temporary, since a reward of eternity in paradise will make things right for them.
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Evidence from the Qur'an

  • ‘The [the angels will say], “Peace for you; [you are] from the companions of the right.” But if he was of the deniers [who were] astray, then [for him is] accommodation of scalding water and burning in Hellfire.’ [Qur’an, Surah 56:90-94]

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