Journal of Seven Heavens

Journal of Seven Heavens

Reflection on the explanation of fate and predestination in the mirror of narrations

Document Type : Original Article

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University of Religions and Religions
Abstract
How human free will is compatible with divine judgment and predestination has long been considered and researched in the field of theology. Perhaps it can be said that this issue was one of the first debates that attracted the attention of early Muslims and is evidenced by the narrations in this regard from Imam Ali (AS).The importance of addressing this issue increases when we refer to the narrations in this regard, we encounter a multitude of narrations of the Infallibles (AS). The fundamental question in discussion of fate and predestination is that according to the previous plan and role of God Almighty for human beings, how can it be accepted that human beings are independent in their actions? using the descriptive method and content analysis of the narrations, first the definition provided by theologians and scholars is read and the compatibility of these definitions with the narrations is examined and evaluated.Then, by providing a proper interpretation and analysis of the narrations, an attempt is made to eliminate the notion of conflict between the hadiths of Qadha and Qadr and Ikhtar in such a way that the slander of determinism is denied from the narrations. In fact, in this research,
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 01 October 2022

  • Receive Date 19 March 2022
  • Revise Date 14 June 2022
  • Accept Date 01 October 2022