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مسلہٰ تقدیر

Abstract

Breifly stated the problem of destiny (taqdeer ) anoints to the "Each individual is predestined for heaven or hell since the time of the creation of mankind: actions to be performed by each an d every individual for which he will be held answerable on the Day of Judgement are pre-written since the time of the creation of the Preserved Tablet." First "No individual is predestined for hell. Actions performed by an individual are not pre-written or the Preserved Tablet they are written when they are performed. Man is flee in his intention (n)rr'of) is flee in taking the line of action (rukh ) for using taufiq. Taufiq mear abilij' to do granted to anybody by Allah. Man is answerable to the extent he is given toufiq. Consequences are subservient to the Will of Allah and belief in this is part of Faith." of the above views is presented by Muhammad Fethullah Gulen, a contemporary Turkish scholar. Most of the traditional scholars hold the same view. The second view is constructed by us on the basis of the Quran. Intention is best known to Allah and 2 Almighty highly appreciates good intentions. However, Quran as al-haqq holds the status of authority. If any thesis is incongruent with the Quranic teachings, it is unlikely that it would spread light. Vagueness in the concepts of Allah's Omniscience, human Divine Pleasure (rnzn), Divine Will (mashijat), time, Preserved Tablet, and status of the Quran as al-haqq and the status of the compilations of the traditions (ahadith ) has been found to be a common characteristic in writings on Taqdir. The purpose of present work is to construct the above concepts on the authority of the Quran. If anywhere the writer has differed with anybody's ideas, what is considered right by him is presented in its place on the authority of the Quran for

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