Predestination and free will

[Ibrahim_K]

I'm currently reading the Quran and I'm quite fascinated by islam, however I'm stuck on the topic predestination and free well. To me it seems weird that the Quran several times mentions that God decides who's a believer and non-believer, but yet punishes the non-believers for being non-believers. Exactly what does islam say on the topic of free will?

[Zamtsa]

There is a Hadits of Rasulullah from Kitabus Sunnah Ibn Abi Ashim saying that after Allahu Ta'ala created human beings and Jin, He was giving His light, anyone who accept the light with a good and perfect way, they will be those people who will want to accept the guidance from Allahu Ta'ala in their life on earth.
While those who accept it with a wrong way, they will be those who will not want to accept the guidance in their life on earth.

2nd, Rasulullah told in Al Hadits that Allahu Ta'ala already told one of His creation called Qalam (pen) to write whatever happen at that time and whatever that will happen.
Allahu Ta'ala is the one decide whoever become the inhabitants of Hellfire and whoever will become the denizens of Jannah, because it is Allah answers to the question about His Wisdom.
Allahu Ta'ala already know who will become Muslim and who will become Kafir. And He had written beside the Arsy of His "My mercy preceed my anger."
And He had declared TOO "I hath forbid My self from doing Zhalim (oppression) and I doth forbid that to be done by my creation." Source: Al Hadits in Mukhtashar Al 'Uluw of Adz Dzahabi, takhrij by syaikh Nashir Al Albani.

And on another Hadits in Kitabus Sunnah of Ibn Abi Ashim Rahimahullah, Rasulullah said that we won't be able to get out from what Allah has decreed, because Allahu Ta'ala is the Creator of All things and He created the action of His creation. Everything he creates has good and bad, but the creation by Him is all good. Something is bad because it is not connected to Allah, in other word the badness isn't return to Allah, but Allahu Ta'ala created it for Hikmah purposes.
Hikmah is every lesson in this life and everything which for us to realize it that will leads us to correctly worshipping Him. For example: As Sunnah (Al Hadits and Sirah).

So everything will be make easy by doing the action towards it, people who will be the denizens of Jannah will find that doing good deeds are easy, while who will be the denizens of Naar, will find that doing bad deeds are easy. Because Allahu Ta'ala make it easy for people, in accordance to what they keep inside their heart and soul.


Assalamu manit taba'al huda (May peace be unto who follow the guidance).

[Umar001]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Peace be upon those who follow guidance,

I hope you are well and are enjoying your research into Islaam.

This issue is one which is fascinating and causes many questions. Questions which generally find no answers in many religions and cause people to disbelieve, also which cause some believers in various religions to say wierd things, like Almighty God does not know the future or the likes. You may want to view the following vidoes,

What is the Issue of PreDestination in Islam? - Part 1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KDyVKfgXHSQ

What is the Issue of PreDestination in Islam? - Part 2
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oNenUVPxkkE

With regards to the question of why would people be punished for disbelief if Allaah is the one who decides, then I may leave that for someone more knowledge to write to you, I am pretty busy given the day today so I will just refer you to an interesting question about hell heaven and predestination:

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/96989/

Br.al-Habeshi

[Ibrahim_K]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Peace be upon those who follow guidance,

I hope you are well and are enjoying your research into Islaam.

This issue is one which is fascinating and causes many questions. Questions which generally find no answers in many religions and cause people to disbelieve, also which cause some believers in various religions to say wierd things, like Almighty God does not know the future or the likes. You may want to view the following vidoes,

What is the Issue of PreDestination in Islam? - Part 1
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KDyVKfgXHSQ

What is the Issue of PreDestination in Islam? - Part 2
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oNenUVPxkkE

With regards to the question of why would people be punished for disbelief if Allaah is the one who decides, then I may leave that for someone more knowledge to write to you, I am pretty busy given the day today so I will just refer you to an interesting question about hell heaven and predestination:

http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/96989/

Br.al-Habeshi

I would like to thank you for the links, I think I understand now.

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[Hamza Asadullah]

I would like to thank you for the links, I think I understand now.

I've pasted the weblinks to some brilliant article's that will certainly answer your questions in regards to pre-destination and free will and further your knowledge in this fascinating area:

Are We Predestined?

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/S...AskAboutIslamE

Divine and Human Will

http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/...AskAboutIslamE

Fate and free will

http://www.readingislam.com/servlet/...AskAboutIslamE