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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Divine decree or predestination: belief that everything is within Allah's knowledge and sovereign will.
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Paper 1
Revise: Articles of Faith and RootsAl-Qadr — divine decree or predestination.** Everything is within Allah's knowledge and sovereign will; events are not outside his authority. Allah knows the past, present and future, including human choices.
Paper 1, Paper 3
Belief in Allah’s knowledge and control of events, often translated as predestination.
Revise: Islamic Morality and ResponsibilityMuslims also believe in al-Qadr: Allah knows what will happen and has power over events. This raises a philosophical question: if Allah already knows the future, how can people be free? Muslims differ over the precise relationship between divine control and human freedom.
The Islamic belief in Allah’s divine decree: events occur within Allah’s knowledge, will and plan.
The Islamic belief in divine decree or predestination: Allah knows everything and nothing happens outside his will.
Predestination or divine decree: Allah knows and orders what happens, while humans remain responsible for their choices.
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