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Allah has given all the human beings free will that is he has given them a choice of selection. Both of them seem to be contradictory statements

· 18 Rajab 1426 AH1 min readFatwa 13368English

Question

I was asked by one of my collegues who is a non muslim the following question : Allah is omniscient so he knows what has happened and what is going to happen. Allah has given all the human beings free will that is he has given them a choice of selection. Both of them seem to be contradictory statements. How do u justify them?

Answer

Both the beliefs as mentioned by you are correct. Allah knows what has happened and what will happen in future as the knowledge of Allah is absolute. He even knows what every individual will do out of his own choice.

The choice of an individual is not contrary to the absolute knowledge of Allah.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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