Sharr in the Qurʼan and in general Muslim thought: -- The perspective of the Qurʼān on sharr -- Mainstream Muslim thought -- Avicenna, Averroes and al-Ghazālī on sharr -- As we approach the topic: oneness (tawhīd), being (wujūd) and non-being (ʻadam), 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" (amānah) -- Free will (juzʻ ikhtiyār) and divine determining (qadar) -- Existential theodicy in Nursi.