A Comparison between John Hick and Allame Tabatabaii's Solutions for the Problem of Evil

In recent centuries, the issue of evil has been logically and contextually discussed against the existence of God and criticisms have been leveled to religious teachings. Philosophers and theologians suggest different solutions among which are Hick, the idea of theodicy of spiritual cultivation proposed by a Christian philosopher and theologian and Allame Tabatabaii’s belief that evil is not-existent and has to do with the material world and man’s free will. Despite having some similarities, these two views about justice have fundamental differences. This paper makes a comparison between these two views, sheds light on the different aspects of this question and provides a new solution.