Ma`rifat Kalami

One of the most important issues in the philosophy of religion and modern theology is the issue of "evil" which has drawn the attention of scholars of all religions and sects. This problem takes a different form in Islamic theology and is called the "problem of evil". As long as the material world exists, fight with the “evil” continues and non-religious people attack the religious beliefs of God’s attributes of justice, wisdom and mercy. Therefore, this article tries to explain and analyze Ghazali’s answers – an Ash'ari Muslim scholar - who made a great effort to solve the problem of evil. Using a "library" research method, this article examines the works of this theologian, tries to understand and present his answers to this issue, and will describe and analyze his approaches and foundations. I extracted six answers from Ghazali's works; some of which seem more acceptable which are: the superiority of good over evil, the best system (nizami ahsan), evil as a factor of growth, and the theory of "compensation".