Sharr in the Qur�an and in general Muslim thought: -- The perspective of the Qur��an on sharr -- Mainstream Muslim thought -- Avicenna, Averroes and al-Ghaz�al�i on sharr -- As we approach the topic: oneness (tawh�id), being (wuj�ud) and non-being (�adam), life after death -- The nature of sharr: -- The nature and definition of sharr according to the Risale-i nur -- Why God creates sharr -- Human being's function in regards to sharr -- The moral aspect of sharr -- The notion of the "divine trust" (am�anah) -- Free will (juz� ikhtiy�ar) and divine determining (qadar) -- Existential theodicy in Nursi.