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The Qur’an refers to it as:
“A matter already enacted.” (8:45)
“It is a matter already decreed.” (19:19–21)
“He knows what is before and after and behind them.”
Belief in Allah’s Predestination and Decree
“Verily, We have created all things in measure and proportion.”
“To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth.”
This belief affirms Allah’s Omnipotence and Omniscience, meaning He is the
Supreme Being and nothing can occur without His will.
The Qur’an says:
Muslims believe Allah possesses perfect knowledge of past, present, and future.
The Quran Says about this:
Allah alone decides outcomes before they happen; this is predestination.
The Qur’an states:
“He has the Power to dispose of all affairs” (Al-An’aam).
The birth of Isa (A.S) was divinely predestined when Jibra’il informed Maryam,
described as:
Another example of predestination is the Muslim victory in the Battle of Badr (2
AH/624 AD).
Allah has already determined every person’s birth, death, physical traits, and
provision (rizq). These are recorded in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lauh al-Mahfuz).
Belief in divine decree (Qadr) is the fifth article of Islamic faith, meaning all good or
bad, happiness or sorrow, pleasure or pain comes from Allah.
Without accepting this, a Muslim’s faith is incomplete.
It is stated in the Imaan-e-Mufassal:
“I believe in Allah, in His angels, in His books, in His messengers, in the last day and
in the fact that everything good or bad is decided by Allah, the Almighty, and in life
after death.”
The Arabic word Qadr signifies measuring, determining, or fixing limits. It shares the
same root as Al-Qadir (The All-Powerful).
The Qur’an states:
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