Predestination in Islam information

Qadar (Arabic: قدر, transliterated qadar, meaning literally "power",^[1] but translated variously as: "divine fore-ordainment", "predestination," "divine decree",^[2] "decree" of Allah",^[3] "preordainment"^[4]) is the concept of divine destiny in Islam.^[5] As God is all-knowing and all-powerful, everything that has happened and will happen in the universe is already known. At the same time, human beings are responsible for their actions, and will be rewarded or punished accordingly on Judgement Day.^[6]^[7]

Predestination/Divine Destiny is one of Sunni Islam's six articles of faith, (along with belief in the Oneness of Allah, the Revealed Books, the Prophets of Islam, the Day of Resurrection and Angels). In Sunni discourse, those who assert free-will are called Qadariyya, while those who reject free-will are called Jabriyya.^[8]

Since many things that happen on earth as a part of God's decree are bad/evil, "the will of Allah" can be divided into two sorts—the "universal will" (everything that happens, the subject of this article); and the "legislative will", what God commands human beings to do that they sometimes do not (obey sharia).^[6]^[9]

Some early Islamic schools (Qadariyah and Muʿtazila) did not accept the doctrine of predestination;^[10] Muʿtazila argued that it was "unthinkable" that God "would punish man for what He himself had commanded".^[11] Predestination is not included in the Five Articles of Faith of Shi'i Islam. At least a few sources describe Shi'i Muslims as denying predestination,^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] and at least one Shi'i scholar (Naser Makarem Shirazi) argues "belief in predestination is a denial of justice".^[16]

^ J. M. Cowan (ed.) (1976). The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Wiesbaden, Germany: Spoken Language Services. ISBN 0-87950-001-8
^ "Six Major Beliefs In Islam". University of Delaware. The Basics to Islam. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Muhsin Khan, Muhammad. The Noble Qur'an. Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)
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^ "If things are decreed, then how can a person be called to account for them? 96978". Islam Question and Answer. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Seyyed Hossein Nasr Islamic Spirituality: Foundations Routledge, 05.11.2013 1987 isbn 978-1-134-53895-9 p. 156
^ al-Ṭaḥāwī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, and ’Alī ibn ’Alī Ibn Abī al-’Izz. Sharḥ al-’Aqīdah al-Ṭaḥāwīyah. (Bayrūt: Mu’assasat al-Risālah, 1997), 1:79.
^ Guillaume, Islam, 1978: p.131-2
^ Guillaume, Islam, 1978: p.132
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^ Shirazi, Naser Makarem (12 May 2015). "The Issue of Predestination and Free Will". The Justice of God. Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[Wehr-1] J. M. Cowan (ed.) (1976). The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Wiesbaden, Germany: Spoken Language Services. ISBN 0-87950-001-8

[UD-BoI-2] "Six Major Beliefs In Islam". University of Delaware. The Basics to Islam. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[3] Muhsin Khan, Muhammad. The Noble Qur'an. Verily! We have sent it (this Quran) down in the night of Al-Qadr (Decree)

[DaIaMisriya-4] "The Six Articles of Faith". Dar al-Ifta Al-Missriyya. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[5] "Qadar". missionislam.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.

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[account_96978-7] "If things are decreed, then how can a person be called to account for them? 96978". Islam Question and Answer. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[8] Seyyed Hossein Nasr Islamic Spirituality: Foundations Routledge, 05.11.2013 1987 isbn 978-1-134-53895-9 p. 156

[9] -Ṭaḥāwī, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, and ’Alī ibn ’Alī Ibn Abī al-’Izz. Sharḥ al-’Aqīdah al-Ṭaḥāwīyah. (Bayrūt: Mu’assasat al-Risālah, 1997), 1:79.

[AGI1978:131-2-10] Guillaume, Islam, 1978: p.131-2

[AGI1978:132-11] Guillaume, Islam, 1978: p.132

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[Shirazi-justice-16] Shirazi, Naser Makarem (12 May 2015). "The Issue of Predestination and Free Will". The Justice of God. Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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