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Divine Will
and
It’s Reflections to Our Life
Belief Principles
• God (Allah)
• Revealed Messengers
• Day of the Judgment
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(BELIEVEING IN HEREAFTER)
Angels
Revealed Books
Pre-destination (Divine Will)
Qada (Decree)
and
Qadar (Destiny)
Outline
• Terms
• 4 Pillars of Divine Will
• Questions and Answers
Divine Will
Destiny
“Verily, We have created all things with
Divine Will.”
[Qur'an 54:49]
Allah knows with His eternal knowledge every aspect
and every condition, time and place, attributes and
qualities of everything that happened or will happen
from the pre-eternity to the past-eternity and His
ordaining them accordingly.
Decree (Qada)
His creation of things and events when their time is
due based on His pre-eternal knowledge and
ordaining.
"(Allah) The Originator of the Heavens and
the Earth.
When He decrees a matter,
He only says to it: 'Be!' - and it is.
[Qur'an 2:117]
Preserved Tablet
(Lahw-i Mahfoos)
Divine book in which the things that happened and
are to happen, all moments in time and all beings in
space, in short, everything is written on.
The little sample of the Preserved Tablet in man is memory.
Irada al-juziyya (partial free will)
Free will of man that can wish only one thing at
a time and that cannot be related to two things
at the same time.
ELEVATOR
Example:
Irada al-juziyya
(partial free will)
DO NOT GO
GO
The Ship belongs the King.
The Captain can say that “He maneuvers the ship”
Because the Captain chooses the path on which the ships
sail.
But the Captain can not say that He is sailing all by
himself and by his capabilities.
Because he does not own the ship nor sea.
Island on the Left
Island on the Right
Every ship resembles a person in this life.
Right path ------- True path ordered by Allah(cc) ------- Paradise
Left path ------- Disobedience, Wrong paths ------- Hell
The harbor is the our world
All Instruments of the ship are organs and senses of the person
Maneuvering the ship represents Partial Free Will (Irada al-juziyya )
Kasb (acquiring, gaining)
To tend toward a deed and to decide to do it. It
is said that kasb affects the quality of the deed,
not the deed itself. That is, when the human will
intends to do a deed, it affects the good or bad
quality of that deed, not the creation of it.
Khayr and sharr (good and bad deeds)
Khayr (good deed) means that a deed, a state or a
thought complies with the divine consent.
Sharr (bad deed) means that a deed, a state or a
thought belongs to the zone forbidden by Allah.
Man is tested to use his partial will to choose one of those
opposite poles and to intend to do one of them. Whatever man
chooses to do the good or bad deed; it is Allah who creates that
deed because there is no Creator (Khaliq) other than Him.
Divine Will and Predestination
1. Belief in the all-encompassing
knowledge of Allah:
He knows what was and what is yet to
come; with regard to that which does not
happen, if it were to happen, He knows how it
would be. He knows what exists and what does
not exist.
All-encompassing knowledge of Allah
Eternal
Knowledge
Of ALLAH (cc)
Time Line
Past
Present
Future
By chance or by pre-knowledge
Every working system requires a design and preknowledge
Knowledge and Power
Table
Letter
Painting
Everything shows its Maker and Owner
Carpenter
Writer
Artist
Allah says:
"The All-Knower of the Unseen not even the
weight of a small ant or less than that or
greater escapes His knowledge in the
heavens or the earth but it is in a clear book
(The Preserved Tablet)"
[Qur'an 34:3]
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Four Pillar of Divine Will and Predestination
2. Belief that Allah has written
everything in Preserved Tablet:
Allah wrote everything in a book called The
Preserved Tablet.
The Messenger (peace be upon him) said:
"The first thing which Allah created was the Pen.
He (Allah) said, ' Write!' It said, 'What shall I
write?' He said, 'Write the decree of what has
happened and what is to happen for all eternity.‘
"Allah says: "Have you not known what
Allah knows what is in the heaven and the
earth? Indeed this is all in a Book. This is
indeed easy for Allah."
[Qur'an 22:70]
Four Pillar of Divine Will and Predestination
3. Belief in the irresistible will and perfect
power of Allah:
This principle implies the belief that the will of
Allah is unstoppable and that His power is Allencompassing. Whatever Allah wills, it happens, and
whatever He does not will does not happen. Nothing
can move or come to a halt in the heavens or on earth
except by His Will, and nothing happens in His
Dominion except what He wills. Allah says: "Verily, His
Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He
says to it, 'Be!' - and it is!"
[Qur'an 36:82]
Four Pillar of Divine Will and Predestination
4. Belief that Allah is the creator of all things:
Allah, the All-Powerful, is the Creator of all
things. He is the One Who created, formed and
brought His creation into being. He is the Creator and
everything besides Him is subject to His dominion and
control and is created by Him.
Allah says: "Allah is the Creator of all things.“
[Qur'an 39:62]
Correct belief of Divine Will
and Predestination
Allah is the Creator of all things. What He
wills happens, and what He does not will does
not happen. Allah sends astray whomsoever He
wills, and He guides whomsoever He wills.
People have their own will and freedom to
choose, so they do by their own will and power
that which Allah enables them to do.
"We have shown him the right path, whether
he be grateful or ungrateful."
[Qur'an 76:3]
"Indeed he succeeds who purifies his own self
And indeed he fails who corrupts his own self"
[Qur'an 91:9-10]
Questions
Are we victims of Destiny? Do we have
any part in the calamities befalling us?
No one is a victim of Destiny. God does not destine
our acts; rather, He creates whatever we will to do.
Destiny's decrees or verdicts are based on Its
consideration of our free will.
We are directly responsible for whatever happens to us.
If we experience misfortune, it is either because we
have misused our free will or because, as with
Prophets, God wills to promote us to higher ranks.
For example, the sun is absolutely necessary for and indispensable to life. If
we stay outside too long and die of sunstroke, can we blame the sun? Of
course not, for we could have gone inside or taken sufficient precautions. In
the same way, our free will (not Destiny) is responsible for any misfortune
that comes our way. Blaming Destiny only causes the misfortune to worsen.
In the Glorious Quran it is said: He whom Allah guides is
rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to stray,- for
him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the Right
Way. (Al-Kahf Surah, 18:17).
Does it mean that God forces man?
There are two alternatives in this question:
1. Does it happen however, God Almighty wills with His
universal and all-encompassing will
2. Does man choose with his own will?
The verse in this question is as follows: "Man yahdillahu
fala mudilla lah. Va man yudlil fala hadiya lah: He whom
Allah guides is rightly guided; but he whom Allah leaves to
stray, - for him wilt thou find no protector to lead him to the
Right Way. (Al-Kahf Surah, 18:17) Literally, guidance
means the right path and the path the prophets stuck to.
And straying means the way of the aggressors, losing the
right path and straying from the right path.
If attention is paid, it will be seen that both of these are
each a deed and act, and in relation to man, each a
function. For this reason, both of these must be
attributed to God. As was stated before, every deed is
created by God. There is no deed outside of the will of
God. The creator of straying from the right path with
the reflection of the name Mudhell- The Disgracer, The
Dishonorer and the creator of guidance with the
reflection of the name Hadi- The Guide is God Almighty.
Both of them are given by God.
But it does not mean that without any interference or
connection of the slave, by force he is led astray or is
rightly guided by God and he becomes either an
aggressor or a trustworthy person.
This issue can be understood following way:
It is wrong to attribute the deed of guidance
and straying to man, because the real
possessor is God and this deed must surely
be attributed to the possessor. The amount
of the deed does not change this fact; for
example, if this deed weighs ten tons, even
one tenth of it must not be attributed to
man. The real possessor is God and this
deed must surely be attributed to its
possessor.
Knowledge of Allah does not force
persons choice and does not
eliminate his will and freedom by
any means.
And say, "The truth is from
your Lord, so whoever wills
- let him believe; and
whoever wills - let him
disbelieve."
Surat Al-Kahf
18:29
Question
Is Believing in destiny (qadar)
compulsory to be a Muslim ?
Yes. Qur’an clearly declares
this belief principle
Question
Is Allah (cc) bound with time
and place?
Allah is not bound with time place.
Time and place are creatures of
Allah.
ALL-ENCOMPASING
KNOWLEDGE OF
ALLAH (c.c.)
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
Destiny is not a knowledge from the past time. Destiny is a knowledge that is
not dependent on the time. Because Allah is not bound by the time.
An example to understand Allencompassing knowledge
Imagine seeing things without
boundaries of time and place!
QUESTION
Since Allah knows everything that will
happen in pre-eternity, is it not true
that He forces us to do that thing?
No. The fact that Allah knows His slave will do something
has no forcing effect on the deeds of that person.
Example: Suppose we know that there will be a lunar eclipse one year
later as a result of the astronomic researches. When the lunar eclipse
takes place when its time is due, does it mean that the lunar eclipse
took place because we knew it. No, because the lunar eclipse did not
take place since we knew it; it took place depending on the causes of
the eclipse. We discovered those causes one year earlier thanks to
scientific researches. The lunar eclipse did not take place because we
said there would be a lunar eclipse.
OUR KNOWLEDGE
KNOWN FACT
Knowledge depend upon facts and actual known realities.
OUR KNOWLEDGE
REALITY /
FACT
The Apple on the table is an apple. Not because we know
that it is apple.
If we knew or thought that it was a watermelon, it would
not have been an a watermelon
An experienced teacher knows who
will get good grades and who will
get bad in the beginning of an
educational year.
Driver 1
Writer
Driver 2
Knowledge depend upon facts and actual realities.
KNOWLEDGE
FACT, EVENT
QUESTION
What does Islam say about "luck"?
Islam has never let people be in a hole. It has not allowed
them be drifted by worthless things and thoughts whose
essences are not known.
There is no place for the words such as “luck and chance” in
Islam. In our religion, there are “destiny and reliance on
Allah and consenting to what comes from Allah.” And the
source of them is faith. The believing person has faith in
Allah; he surrenders to fate and he is saved from getting
confused before the events and he overcomes anything he
meets by the force and light of the faith.
QUESTION
What are the benefits of believing in Divine
Will and Decree?
A person who has strong faith; he has a courage that can “challenge the whole
universe”.
He believes that he has a Lord who has created him out of nothing; who has
prepared the world and has bestowed him bounties such as life, health and peace.
Allah keeps the control of not only the earth but also the sun and the billions of stars
and the universe.
Besides knowing that his Creator has not created him in vain, he also knows that He
has not left him in a hole as a plaything of “chance.” He has the belief that his life,
minutes and seconds passing from the time he comes to the world to the time of his
death have been known, programmed and determined by Allah.
A believer perceives that good things or bad things happening
to him are under the knowledge and control of Allah.
He always tries and searches all means and causes and then he puts his
trust in his Creator who knows and thinks him better than himself in the
end and expects the result from Him.
He feels comfort and consents to the happening of whatever exists in the
Divine program.
BURDEN
FEAR
A Non believer does not trust in Allah. He does not rely on a Power. What
happens in the end?
He ends up with “begging before all of the universe”. Feeling weak
before the things, he regards as difficult.
“Trembles before every event”; from “pride”, namely, supposing that he is
the owner of beings; from “making a fool of himself”; from “misery in the
hereafter”, namely, losing the eternal life, and from “the prison of the
pressures of this world”.
“He who believes in Divine Will (qadar)
becomes free of grief.”
In Difficult Times
He thinks that the trouble he is suffering will
be kaffarah (a reason for forgiveness) for
him, and shows patience and endurance.
In Good Times
He thanks to his Lord
2 Golden Rules
1. Thanking for blessing of Allah
increases the blessings.
2. Cursing during the calamity makes
it worse. Patience will be rewarded.