Faith in Predestination and Its Philosophy- An Islamic Perspective

Abstract

Creation of human being as the best creature on earth allows the notion of its 
free-will in thoughts and actions to use all the other creatures for his own 
assistance. This self-rule mentions the fact that man can create or manufacture 
his own destiny and intent by his own hands. The accent on practical aspect of 
Islamic ideology is a reference to the struggle for best future in this life and the 
hereafter which is authenticated by the Qur‟an and Sunnah, the basic sources 
of Islam. Faith in predestination is also accentuated by those very sources as 
the fundamental belief of Islam which does not curb the independence of 
human efforts towards crafting the ultimate goal, though it seems doing this 
apparently. The conceptions of reward and torment, and the struggle for 
righteous deeds would become meaningless, if faith in predestination denotes a 
fixed end of all human beings. Human freedom is so emphasized in Islam, on 
the other hand, that can-not be restrained anyway. What is the wisdom and 
philosophy of predestination so therefore? How can it be blended with freedom 
of choice, struggle for the target, assessment of the deeds, and the achievement 
of definitive aspiration or the failure thereof? All these notions can better be 
apprehended deliberating into and keeping them on their specific levels of 
apprehension that standardizes the authorized ethical system of Islam