1. Al-Qadr [Predestination]

2. Destiny
• Misunderstood the concept of destiny and its
implication in life
• Justify whatever circumstances they have
beyond their power to stop leads to
undesirable fate known Fatalism
• Must happen despite our best actions
• Ancient Greek philosopher claimed that good
comes from God and Evil comes from other
beside him.

3. Continued
• According to Greek philosophy all things are
good and evil in relative sense
• According to Islam good deeds are the actions
which pleases God
• All evil actions displeases God all comes from
God according to his divine will
• Some believe that destiny in stars/horoscope
E.g. Psychics and astrologist and fortune
tellers all are forbidden in Islam

4. Continued
• In Pre-Islamic Era, the Arab used to believe
superstition related to astrology
• Mohammad PBUH when infant son died an
eclipse of the sun occurred they thought the
eclipse happened due to the son death.
• Muhammad PBUH said, “Sun and Moon are
two signs of God; they are not eclipses on
account of anyone's death or account of
anyone's birth.”

5. Islamic Belief in Al-Qadr
• Definition- Al-Qadr is an arabic word means
Allah's predestination of measurements and
sustenance of everything according to his
knowledge and wisdom

6. Islamic Belief in Al-Qadr
• Al-Qadr comprises of the following four
aspects:
A. Knowledge
B. Pre-Recording
C. The will of Allah
D. Creation

7. Knowledge
• Knowledge - The belief that Allaah’s knowledge
encompasses everything, every matter, major or minor,
and the time frame of everything that happens in this
universe. Allaah’s Knowledge encompasses all of His
actions and actions taken by His slaves.
– Further Explanation
 Allah's knowledge encompasses all affairs. He knew that which
was, He knows what is, and He knows what will be. He knows that
which we hide in the midst of our souls and He knows that which
we publicize to all of mankind. He knows when we were born, how
we will live, and where and when we will die. He knows which of
us will be in Jannah (Paradise) and which of us will be in the Nar
(Hell-Fire). He is the all knowing and the all aware.

8. Pre-Recording
• Pre-Recording - The belief that Allaah recorded
everything in a Tablet that He kept with Himself, called
'Al-Lawh Al-Mahfooth' (The Preserved Tablet). Allaah
Says ((what means)): “Do you not know that Allaah
knows what is in the heaven and earth? Indeed that is
in a Record [i.e., Al-Lawh Al-Mahfooth]. Indeed that,
for Allaah, is easy.” *Quran 22:70+ Abdullaah bin 'Amr
bin Al-'Aas said that he heard the Messenger of Allaah
say: “Allaah recorded the measurement of all matters
pertaining to creation fifty thousand years before He
created the heavens and earth.” *Muslim+

9. The Will of Allah
• The Will of Allaah - The belief that nothing, whether related
to Allaah’s actions or actions taken by His slaves, can occur
without His permission. Allaah Says (what means): “And
your Lord creates what He wills and chooses...” *Quran
28:68+ And (what means): “…And Allaah does what He
wills.” *Quran 14:27+ And (what means) “It is He who forms
you in the wombs however He wills…” *Quran 3:6+ As for
actions taken by His creation, Allaah Says (what means):
“…And if Allaah had willed, He could have given them
power over you, and they would have fought you.” *Quran
4:90+ And (what means): “…And if Allaah had willed, they
would not have done so. So leave them and that which they
invent.” *Quran 6:137+

10. Continued
• Allah's Will here is of two types, al-Kawni and ash-
Shari'. Al-Kawni is all that Allah wills and hasn't given
man total control over, the likes of the orbiting of the
earth around the sun, the appearance of the stars at
night, the waves in the ocean, the ability to ride a
bicycle, and kick a football, etc. [Note that the all
events are not necessarily pleasing to Allah yet he still
allows them to occur.
• Ash-Shari' is all that Allah is pleased with and has
ordered mankind with. It is in the hands of mankind to
fulfill. Such as praying five times a day, fasting in
Ramadhan, not associating partners with Him, being
obedient to our parents etc.

11. Creation
• Creation - The belief that Allaah created all
creation, all what they possess of attributes, and
all their actions. Allaah Says (what means):
“Allaah is the Creator of all things, and He is, over
all things, Disposer of affairs.” *Quran 39:62+ And
(what means): “…He has created each thing and
determined it with [precise]
determination.” [Quran: 25:2] Also, Ibrahim said
to his people (what means): “While Allaah
created you and that which you do?” *Quran
37:96]

12. Continued
• Believing in Al-Qadr, as described above, does not mean that
people have no power over the actions they choose to take. The
Sharee’ah (Islamic Law) as well as reality, confirm man has a will of
his own:
• As for the Sharee’ah, Allaah Says about one’s own will (what
means): “…So he who wills may take to his Lord a *way of+ return
*by obeying his commandments+.” *Quran 78:39+ And (what
means): “So come to your place of cultivation however you wish …”
*Quran 2:223+ As for one’s own power over his actions, Allaah Says
(what means): “So fear Allaah as much as you are able and listen
and obey…” *Quran 64:16+ And (what means): “Allaah does not
charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the
consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the
consequence of+ what *evil+ it has earned…” *Quran 2:286+

13. Continued
• As for reality, every human knows that he has a power
and a will of his own. He uses his power and will to
indulge in or avoid actions of his choice. People
distinguish between what they do by their own power
and between what they have no power over, like
shivering due to illness or the extreme cold. However,
the power and will of mankind is under the control of
Allaah’s Will and Power; Allaah Says (what means): “For
whoever wills among you to take a right course. And
you do not will except that Allaah wills – Lord of the
worlds.” *Quran 81:28-29]. The universe is Allaah’s
property and nothing happens in His Kingdom without
His Knowledge and Permission.

14. Belief in Qadr
• Al-Qadr is mandatory upon every muslim those who
reject it are out of Islam
– The proofs of this are many in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
– "We have created all things according to a measure." [Al-
Qur'an 54:49]
• The famous hadith of Jibril (Gabriel), where he came to
the Prophet, upon whom be peace, and asked him,
“What is iman (belief)?”, and the Prophet, peace be
upon him, replied:
• "Iman is to believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His
messengers, the Day of Judgment and al-Qadr, the
good of it and the evil of it."

15. Continued
• The hadith of the Prophet, may Allah be
pleased with him:
• "No slave of Allah will truly believe until he
believes in al-Qadr its good and evil, and until
he realizes that what has befallen him was not
going to miss him and that which missed him
was not going to befall him." [Sahih at-
Tirmidhi and it was authenticated by Shaykh
al-Albani]

16. Free Will of Human Being
• According to Islam every Muslims has free will
to choose between right and wrong
• We will be accountable for the use of our free
will to choose between good/bad
• Humans free will does not contradict the fact
that God knows everything that will ever
occur in creation
• God knows the action of the human beings to
commit sins in the future past and present

17. Continued
• Allah says:
• "Those who ascribe partners [to Allah] will say:
'If Allah had wished, we would not have
ascribed partners to Him, nor would our fathers,
nor we have forbidden anything.' Thus did those
who came before them argue falsely, until they
tasted of Our wrath. Say: 'Have you any [certain]
knowledge that you can produce before us? You
follow nothing but conjecture. You do nothing
but guess." [Al-Qur'an 6:148]

18. Continued
• In another ayah (verse) Allah warns those who
took Qadr as their reason for falling into shirk
(polytheism) when He says:
• "Messengers of good news and of warning, in
order that mankind might have no argument
against Allah after the Messengers. And Allah
was August, Wise." [Al-Qur'an 4:165]
• Such that they cannot say that it was Allah's
Will that we committed shirk with Him.

19. Continued
• God does not force the human being to commit a
sin
• Human beings free will does not contradict the
fact that nothing happens in creation except with
the will of Allah. Therefore it doesn’t mean that I
have no free will, but an illusion
• God gave us the power and intention to make our
own choices
• When a person makes a choice by his divine will
create the action and circumstances that allows
the person intention to be carried out

20. Continued
• It is God’s will that human beings have a free
will
• God is not always pleased with the decisions
people make
• He wants them to be able to make these
decisions from their own free choice.

21. Example
• If a person has an intention to do a good deed
and they actually do the good deed you will
be rewarded for your both you good intention
and action. And If you didn’t do the good
deed, but you will STILL be rewarded for your
intention.
• When you have intention to commit sin you
will be only be punished if you act upon it but
you will not be punished for your intention.

22. IF QADR HAS ALREADY BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR US
WHY DO WE NEED TO MAKE DU'A
(SUPPLICATION)?
• Some people misunderstand that Qadr has
been already written for us.
• Why we have to make a supplication?
– we know that Allah is in charge of all affairs and is
able to do all things, He is the one we ask when
we are in need. He already knew we were going to
ask him, but waited till we actually do the act of
asking before he answers our du'a

23. HOW TO REACT TO THAT WHICH HAS
BEEN DECREED FOR YOU
• Allah tells us in many places through out the Qur'an that man will be
tested and tried, and will face tribulations that man thinks he will never be
able to over come. On the other hand Allah, the Most High, also puts us in
times of ease where we think that there isn’t a problem in the world. So
how is the Muslim to react in these scenarios?
• Allah says:
• "We shall surely test you with fear and hunger, and loss of property and
lives and crops; but give glad tidings to those who have fortitude. Who
when struck by misfortune, say: 'We belong to Allah, and surely to Him
we shall return.' " [Al-Qur'an 2:155-156]
• Allah also says previous to these two ayat:
• "O Believers, seek help in patience and in the ritual prayer. Allah is with
those that are patient." [Al-Qur'an 2:154]

24. Conclusion
• SUPPLICATIONS TO MAKE WHEN STRUCK BY DIFFICULTY AND HARDSHIP
– “O Allah, there is no ease except by that which you have made easy, and
you are able to make to change difficulty into ease if you wish."
– "Allah has decreed and He does what He wills."
– "Allah is sufficient for me and is the best trustee of affairs.“
– "We belong to Allah, and surely to Him we shall return."
• "Truly to Allah we belong and verily to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me
in this calamity and compensate me with something better than it." [Sahih
Muslim]
• Likewise when one is in times of ease and relaxation he should thank Allah for
his blessings and glorify and praise Him for the good that he was granted.

25. BENEFITS OF BELIEVING IN QADR
• 1) It grants its believer the peace of mind and sense of relaxation to
know, that which has befallen him, was never meant to pass him by
and that which has passed him was never meant to befall him.
• 2) It gives its believer the will and determination to do righteous
deeds and grants him the knowledge of the fact that nothing can
harm him or stop him except that which Allah has willed
• 3) Teaches its believer not to be arrogant and vain but rather to be
modest and humble because he realizes that his actions are created
by Allah and that such and such an event occurred, not because he
was rich or was given beauty and good lineage but rather because it
was the Will of Allah.
• 4) Teaches its believer to do as much as is in his capability and then
leave the rest up to Allah, and then to be satisfied with the result as
he did as much as his ability permitted him to do so.

26. Conclusion
• Allah guides us to those actions that should be
performed, when faced with trials and tribulations:
• Firstly, we should be patient.
• Secondly, we should not get over emotional and forget
who created us but rather we should remember that to
Allah we belong and to Him we shall return.
• Lastly, we should seek assistance in as-Salah, which
when referred to linguistically means du'a, and ask
Allah to relieve us of this trial and reward us for our
patience.