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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 178
Him, whereby His dealing with it would be considered to be
tyrannous.
And the proof for this is simply because it exists. For example,
the slaughter of animals inflicts pain on them, and the
various kinds of torture which man imposes upon them have not
been preceded by any offense.
If it is said that Allah - the High - will raise them from the
dead and will reward them according to the amount of pain
which they suffered, and that such action is obligatory upon
Allah - the High - we would reply that anyone who would claim
that it is incumbent upon Allah to bring every ant which
was killed under the feet and every bug which was crushed back
to life, so that He might reward them the pain which they
suffered, would violate the dictates of Religion and reason,
for it is said: "The description of reward and assembly is
tyrannous.
And the proof for this is simply because it exists. For example,
the slaughter of animals inflicts pain on them, and the
various kinds of torture which man imposes upon them have not
been preceded by any offense.
If it is said that Allah - the High - will raise them from the
dead and will reward them according to the amount of pain
which they suffered, and that such action is obligatory upon
Allah - the High - we would reply that anyone who would claim
that it is incumbent upon Allah to bring every ant which
was killed under the feet and every bug which was crushed back
to life, so that He might reward them the pain which they
suffered, would violate the dictates of Religion and reason,
for it is said: "The description of reward and assembly is