or do they believe that the future is predestined
2007-03-14 00:34:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We believe that His will is of two kinds:
· Universal will: through which His intention is carried out. It is not necessary that what is carried out is liked by Him. This type of will means "permission", as Allah said, "Had Allah willed, they would not have fought one against the other, but Allah does whatever He desires," (2:253) and "If Allah desires to lead you astray, He is your Lord." (11:34).
· Legal will: which does not necessarily entail that the execution of His desire. The will, in this case, cannot be but what He likes, as He said, "Allah wants to forgive you." (4:27)
The example of these two wills is a man who has a son. This man tells his son "do not play with electricity, it will hurt you." This man does not then tie his son to the bed-post in order to prevent him from electrocuting himself. If the son then disregards his father's warning then that is his choice. It can not then be said that the son only electrocuted himself because the father "wished" that he do so and had the father "wished" to prevent him from doing this then he could have tied him to the bed post his whole life.
From the above example, we see that it is possible for God to "will" that we do good but to not force us to do so even though that is within His power. Whatever we then choose to do, either good or evil, is then also only accomplished through God's "will" since He "allowed" us to do so and did not force us to do that which He commanded us to. In all cases, all things happen through the will of God, however, not all things that He wills are pleasing to Him.
We believe that His universal and legal wills are part of His wisdom. Every thing He performs in the universe or requires legally from His creatures is for a good reason and according to His wisdom, whether we grasp it or it escapes our reasons: "Is not Allah the best of Judges?" (95-9), "And who is better than Allah in judgment for a people who have firm faith." (5:50)
We believe that Allah loves His select servants and they love Him: "Say if you love Allah, follow me and Allah will love you," (3:31) "Allah will bring a people whom He will love and who will love Him," (5:45) "Allah loves the steadfast," (3:146) "And act justly, surely, Allah loves the just," (49:9) and "Do good; Allah loves those who do good." (5:93)
We believe that Allah likes what He prescribed of good deeds and sayings and He dislikes what He prohibited of bad deeds and sayings: "If you disbelieve, surely Allah does not need you, yet He does not like disbelief for His servants; if you are thankful, this pleases Him,"(39:7), "But Allah disliked their marching forth. So He kept them back, and it was said to them: 'Stay with the weaklings'." (9:46).
We believe that Allah is pleased with those who believe in Him and do good deeds: "Allah is well pleased with them and they are well pleased with Him. That is for him who fears his Lord." (98:8)
We believe that Allah is angry with those who deserve His anger among the non-believers and others: "And those who think evil thoughts of Allah, against them shall be the evil turn of fortune. Allah is angry with them." (48:6) "But whoever opens his heart to disbelief, on them is Allah's wrath and they shall have a severe punishment ." (16: 106) .
2007-03-14 02:36:31 · answer #1 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people out of ignorance misinterpret the term destiny. Destiny is the knowledge of events in future that haven't taken place so far, as far as we are concerned. Now these events are not hidden from God, the Almighty. So therefore God knows our destiny.
Now whether he causes it to happen or not is a different aspect. Having given us wisdom & the ability to distinguish between the right & the wrong as well as the freedom to choose between the two, God will not force human beings to do or not do anything. Like he may not force us to pray or give in charity. He may also not force us to steal, rob or rape. We either decide to do or to abstain from such things & therefore either commit a crime or do a good deed.
So there is a clear difference between God's knowledge & God's will being forced on us. He may know what we are upto, but he need not necessarily force it to happen. It is we, who do it knowing fully well the consequences of any such action of ours.
Many Muslims as well as many other people of various faiths do believe that whatever is destined will happen, no matter what. But since we do not know what is going to happen, we have to strive to do what is right & what is good for us and for the society at large.
2007-03-14 00:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by easyrecognition 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a Muslim, but I know that often, when a devout Muslim speaks of the future, he qualifies his statement, with "if God willing". This implies predestination.
Personally, I believe in free will. My God did not construct a mechanical universe where every aspect is predetermined. My God enjoys a challenge, and man gives him that. Man is given a choice to either work with God or against God. God does at times intervene against man's poor choices, prayer can provide additional choices that where not recognized before prayer began, but usually, God allows man to make choices and then helps man deal with the consequences.
2007-03-14 00:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by Paul K 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From the Qur’anic point of view, Man is not completely a master of his fate; nor is he a puppet subject to the hazards of destiny. It is true that God’s sovereignty is all pervading and nothing falls outside its purview. This means that God knows everything and it is according to His will, things happen here. The universe is completely subject to the overriding power of God, and nothing happens without God willing it to be so.
However, God not only created everything, but He determined its nature and scope. In His infinite wisdom and mercy, He gave Man limited power and great freedoms, including the freedom of choice. It is because of this autonomy, enjoyed by Man, that he/she is held accountable for the individual deeds.
The Holy Qur’an says:
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
Surah 53 Verse 39
... Verily never will God change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). ...
God is the creator and we are the created. Our knowledge is limited in ways that God's knowledge is not. It is our very lack of knowledge which gives us free will. We cannot know our future and to a large extent we cannot control it. Our decisions are based on our understanding of the way the world works. Are these decisions free from God's command? Not really, but for all practical purposes we inevitably see them as free choices, we cannot do otherwise – that is our nature. We are held accountable only for things we understand. Our deeds are judged by their intentions.
2007-03-14 00:41:17 · answer #4 · answered by NS 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Predestiny in islam is merely the ''pre-knowledge'' of God of all whats gonna happen, and thats not against free will.
to clear it out more, suppose we have a father and a son, the father gave the son a dollar and told him go buy ANYTHING the son wants, but the father is 100% sure that his son is going to buy ''candy'', he has no doubt. and the son REALLY bought candy!
Does that mean the father interfered in his son's decision? did he force him? did he choose for him?? was the son given freewill?
OR the father just knows his son very well??!!
2007-03-14 00:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by rabab g 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Muslims believe that the bigger things are pre-destined- such as life, death and children. In the rest, it's all about free will and choice. It is believed in Islam that God created humans and made them different from angels simply by giving them the freedom of choice.
2007-03-14 01:13:01 · answer #6 · answered by kia78 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
God gives us free will,in that we get 2 choose what 2 do,and yes our future is already written,but it's just because god knows us so well.for example,if u have a really close friend that knows practically everything about u,then sometimes they can guess how you'd act in certain situations.same thing God created us so he knows how we will act,but u r the one who chooses how 2 do it.
2007-03-14 00:49:28 · answer #7 · answered by lumos nox 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Free will, but God already knows your future; the one you chose. Also God supports you and facilitates the means of progress in the way you choose.
2007-03-14 00:44:16 · answer #8 · answered by Lawrence of Arabia 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Free will, and the future is already written by God since He is All-Knowing.
2007-03-14 00:38:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
using fact your infidel existence aint nicely worth a muslims left nut.......apparntly all those undesirable college babies that get taught maths from the koran is like their existence is nicely worth 10 infidels thats how holy they're.... undesirable youngsters....
2016-10-18 08:39:11 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋