How can we reconcile the concept of free will with the idea of predestination and fate, where all our choices are already known by God before we are even born?
How can we reconcile the concept of free will with the idea of predestination and fate, where all our choices are already known by God before we are even born?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago
We should not mix between free will which covers our behaviour and destiny which covers other sides of our life which are out of our choice. Everything which out of our choice like our parents, our place of birth, our gender, our ethnic background , our skin color, our language, our body etc are destined, hence no question will be raised on any destined matter. Our faith and acts and morals are not destined on us but left to us to chose and decide, that is why we are fully responsible of our faith, acts and morals.
Wassalam.