Category Archives: WILL AND RESPONSIBILITY

`Ibadah comprehends the whole life

Posted on October 20, 2011 by sara

`Ibadah is a comprehensive name for every word we say and every act we do, whether of the heart or the body, which God loves and approves of `Ibadah comprehends every word and deed, internal or external, that God loves … Continue reading →

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The better one serves God, the more perfect one is, and to greater heights one rises

Posted on October 20, 2011 by sara

The perfection of a created being lies in serving its Creator. The better one serves Him, the more perfect one is, and to greater heights one rises. Those who think that they can transcend the boundaries of servanthood (`ubudFyyah) in … Continue reading →

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God's foreknowledge of one's destiny, happiness or otherwise, does not make one's effort redundant

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

Those who think that God’s fore-knowledge and foreordainment of things is sufficient to bring them into being, and that any effort or action on the part of man or all other causes are not required, are wrong. A person put … Continue reading →

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Fore-ordainment does not negate human responsibility

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

Iffore-ordainment is an argument for anyone, it is argument for all. But this would mean that no one should blame anyone for doing him any wrong, abusing him, taking his property, offending his family, or trying to kill him. But … Continue reading →

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Human will and Divine will

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

The verse, “Verily this is no less than a message to all the worlds, (with profit) to whosoever among you wills to go straight. But you shall not will except as God wills, the Lord of the Worlds ” buy … Continue reading →

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Man's power to act

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

Man’s ability to act is of two kinds. One precedes the action and can be used to produce the action as well as its opposite; the other co-exists with the action and produces it alone. The first is ability in … Continue reading →

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Man is the doer of his acts

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

The Elders believe that God is the Creator of each and every thing, that He has power over all, and that He creates human acts. Nevertheless, men are actors in the true sense and they have both will and power. … Continue reading →

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The Human soul is created

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

The Elders and the a’immah of the ummah are agreed that the human soul is a created object. Those who say that it is something eternal include some Sabaean philosophers and a group of heretical Sufis, theologians, and traditionists. They … Continue reading →

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Man's perfection lies in serving God (`ibadah)

Posted on October 19, 2011 by sara

Man’s perfection does not lie in knowledge alone,  as philosophers think; it lies in serving God in knowledge as well as action. Opinions differ with regard to the end of human endeavor, the goal of man’s life. A section of … Continue reading →

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