Predestination

Question 1

What is predestination?

Answer 1

God is omniscient so he knows what will happen before it takes place

Question 2

Why is predestination problematic?

Answer 2

Means humans don’t have free will

Question 3

What do Sunni Muslims believe about predestination?

Answer 3

God has determined everything that will happen, written in the Book of Decrees

Question 4

What do Sunni Muslims believe about free will?

Answer 4

Humans have free will, without God interfering but he already knows what choice your going to make

Question 5

Quote about Sunni Muslims on predestination

Answer 5

“Only what God has decreed will happen”
“Trust in God”

Question 6

What do Shi’a Muslims believe about predestination?

Answer 6

God knows everything that is going on, but this doesn’t mean he decides what will happen

Question 7

What do Shi’a Muslims believe about free will?

Answer 7

Allah might decide to change a persons destiny and this is influenced by the choice a person makes freely

Question 8

Quote about Shi’a Muslims on predestination

Answer 8

‘God does not change the conditions of a person […] unless they change what is in themselves’