The Problem of Evil and Theodicy in the Works of Izmirli Ismail Haqqi

This study analyzed izmirli ismail haqqi’s main arguments about the problem of evil. first, haqqi’s life and his scientific methodology were examined, and then, the cases that can be accepted as kalām evil were classified as per his understandings. further, some of his results and solutions of the problem of evil and theodicy were highlighted. the basic viewpoint of theodicy in his work constituted a form of “divine grace.” in particular, this theory asserted that evil things can never be attributed to god whose governance of the universe is regular and just. according to haqqi, no evil phenomenon will be encountered when this mode of interpretation is applied. for haqqi, evil emerges when people volitionally turn to wrong deeds. hence, according to him, the source of evil is humanity itself.