Clarification Regarding Fate... The First Letter What is luck? Can we go against luck? Who builds the future, we or Allah? If Allah decides the future, then our deeds will result in nothing. Or if our deeds decide the future then it can be stopped what is predicted by prophet. And if i am committing a sin, is it me who is committing the sin or is it Allah who get it done by me. Zeeshan, India Initial Response For our answer to your question, please refer to our previous responses to a related question. You may access our responses at: http://www.understanding-islam.com/rb/mb-022.htm (About Predestination...) and http://www.understanding-islam.com/rb/mb-060.htm (Frequently Asked Questions About Free Will and Determinism) Regards, Moiz Amjad The Second Letter Thank you very much for providing the information. But I am still not clear. You have given the example of a person who has the intention to kill a child. But my question is different! If that person get some bad intention it may not be his fault. Because Allah knows everything including future and He also knows what the person is going to think and do. Everything is pre-decided for God. That person do something because God wants him to do. And lets take an example... the Prophet told us about "KANA DAJJAL" (the person who will rule the world in the end). He will be a bad guy. So it is pre-decided. Even if "KANA DAJJAL" wants to change himself he cannot do it. So he is not guilty. So the contradiction comes here he will be a bad guy and he will not be guilty. Please try to understand my question and clarify my doubt. Waiting for your reply Khuda Hafiz Zeeshan, India Reply It seems to me that the point of view that has been stipulated in the referred response of Mr. Nadir Aqueel Ansari could not be fully comprehended. Two concepts need clarification for a better appreciation of the stated issue. One is the knowledge of any events that have not yet taken place; and the other is the freedom of will. The first, if you would closely observe, does not necessarily refute the second. Suppose, for example, that a teacher states in his class that 'Mr. A (one of the pupils of the class), due to his lack of hard work, shall fail the exam'. Later on, at the time of announcement of the results of the examination, it is found out that Mr. A has, in fact, failed the exam. What would you ascribe Mr. A's failing the exam to? His lack of hard work, or the teacher's statement? I am sure, you will agree that the result is due to the former factor, not the latter. In a comparable manner, God's knowledge about any future event does not refute the freedom of will at the individual level. The Prophet (pbuh)'s information about the "Dajjaal" (assuming that the related narratives are correctly ascribed to the Prophet (pbuh) and accurately narrate his actual saying), does not refute the freedom of will for the "Dajjaal" . It only implies that the person (or a group of people) shall behave in the stated manner, due to the misuse of the freedom that God has granted them. Dear brother, what we, generally, term as fate or 'taqdeer' is, in fact, God's absolute knowledge about the events that have not yet surfaced in the material world. It does not, in any way, restrict the freedom of will that God has granted man. I hope this helps. Regards, Moiz Amjad , Otherwise you may simply Close this Window