2.5 Predestination (Al-Qadr)

• What is Predestination (Al-Qadr) in Islam?

  God predetermined all outcomes
• What is the Islamic belief about free will?

  Humans make their own choices
• Why is predestination important in Islamic theology?

  Defines God's relationship with humanity
• The tension between predestination and free will is central to Islamic understandings of divine power
• In Islam, the concept of Free Will means that humans have the ability to make their own choices
• The central belief in the Islamic doctrine of Predestination is that God has preordained all events
• What is the relationship between Predestination and Free Will in Islamic theology?

  A complex and debated topic
• What does the concept of Predestination emphasize in Islam?

  God's sovereignty
• How does the Islamic belief in Predestination influence Muslims' approach to life?

  Instills trust in God's plan
• What are the two opposing ideas in the Islamic understanding of Predestination and Free Will?

  God's sovereignty and human agency
• Match the interpretation with its view on predestination and free will:

  Fatalism ↔️ No free will

  Determinism ↔️ God determines general course

  Compatibilism ↔️ Predestination and free will are compatible

  Libertarianism ↔️ Absolute free will
• What does compatibilism suggest about predestination and free will?

  They are compatible
• In Islam, predestination is also known as Al-Qadr
• What does predestination emphasize in Islamic theology?

  God's sovereignty
• Why is predestination important in Islamic theology?

  Emphasizes God's sovereignty
• What does the concept of predestination in Islam emphasize about God?

  His sovereignty
• What is the Islamic term for Predestination?

  Al-Qadr
• What is the Islamic belief about humans being responsible for their actions?

  Free Will
• Islam teaches both predestination and free will.


  True
• The central belief in Al-Qadr is that God has predetermined all events.


  True
• The interplay between predestination and free will is a central issue in Islamic theology.

  True
• Match the concept with its emphasis in Islamic theology:

  Predestination ↔️ God's sovereignty

  Free Will ↔️ Human moral responsibility
• In the Islamic doctrine of Predestination, everything that happens is part of God's divine plan.


  True
• Match the concept with its emphasis:

  Predestination ↔️ God's sovereignty

  Free Will ↔️ Human agency
• Predestination in Islam emphasizes God's sovereignty and control over the universe
• Free Will in Islam emphasizes human agency and moral responsibility.


  True
• The Islamic belief in Predestination emphasizes God's sovereignty and control over the universe.

  True
• What is the central issue in how Muslims approach life, decision-making, and their relationship with God?

  Predestination and free will
• Fatalism is the belief that humans have absolute free will.

  False
• Libertarianism is the belief that predestination plays a central role in human actions.

  False
• Islam teaches that humans have the ability to make their own choices, which is known as free will.

  True
• The central belief in the Islamic doctrine of predestination is that God has preordained all events
• Islam teaches that humans are responsible for their actions
• The concept of free will in Islam emphasizes human agency and moral responsibility
• The concept of Free Will in Islam emphasizes human agency
• Match the concept with its emphasis:

  Predestination ↔️ God's sovereignty

  Free Will ↔️ Human agency
• Predestination may lead to a fatalistic or passive approach to life.


  True
• Compatibilism suggests that predestination and free will are compatible
• Match the school of thought with its view on Predestination:

  Hanafi ↔️ Emphasizes divine plan alongside human choices

  Maliki ↔️ Focuses on community welfare and tradition

  Shafi'i ↔️ Stresses adherence to explicit Qur'anic verses

  Hanbali ↔️ Supports a conservative approach with limited discretion
• In Islam, God's sovereignty is emphasized by the concept of predestination