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Predestination in Islam
There are some striking similarities between Reformed Theology and Islam...
As Dave Hunt pointed out, when you get down to it Calvinism is a works based doctrine. Hunt said Calvin went to his grave not being certain
that he was really saved or not. Now that is "unfortunate!" That is also another similarity Calvinism has with Islam, your actions demonstrate
that you're a true believer but you never know if it's enough...
Keep in mind it's not merely the quotes below I find particularly disconcerting. What is troubling is the quotes added to the similarity in the
ruthlessness that both dealt with opponents or perceived threats, see how John Calvin and other Reformers dealt with perceived threats in
The Golden Rule.
In Islam, "predestination" is the usual English language rendering of a belief that Muslims call al-qada wa al-qadar in Arabic. The phrase means
"the divine decree and the predestination"; al-qadar derives from a root that means to measure out.
The phrase reflects a Muslim doctrine that God has measured out and foreordained the span of every person's life, his lot of good or ill fortune,
and whether he will follow the straight (righteous) path or not. Therefore, free will doesn't actually exist[1][2]. When referring to the future,
Muslims frequently qualify any predictions of what will come to pass with the phrase inshallah, Arabic for "if God wills." The phrase recognizes
that human knowledge of the future is limited, and that all that may or may not come to pass is under the control of God.
Muslims believe that God is omniscient and so has the power to prevent or allow any action from occurring. Therefore, if God does not prevent
an act from occurring than that act is thought to be God's will.[3][4] Humans do not have control in making decisions in their life. There is no
"free will" to choose to do certain things or not to do certain things. People can believe they have control over their lives, but they are not able
to do anything without it being God's will first. Nothing is allowed to come to pass unless it is the will of God, hence the phrase "if God wills". A
related phrase, mashallah, indicates acceptance of what God has ordained in terms of good or ill fortune that may befall a believer.
3 [Here, sub- is opposed to super- or supra- in a sense related to volition and/or necessity. Cf., for relapse of same origin, http://freedictionary.
org/index.php?Query=relapse&database=%2A&strategy=exact : L. relapsus, p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse.]
There are some striking similarities between Reformed Theology and Islam...
As Dave Hunt pointed out, when you get down to it Calvinism is a works based doctrine. Hunt said Calvin went to his grave not being certain
that he was really saved or not. Now that is "unfortunate!" That is also another similarity Calvinism has with Islam, your actions demonstrate
that you're a true believer but you never know if it's enough...
Keep in mind it's not merely the quotes below I find particularly disconcerting. What is troubling is the quotes added to the similarity in the
ruthlessness that both dealt with opponents or perceived threats, see how John Calvin and other Reformers dealt with perceived threats in
The Golden Rule.
- Qur'an 3:145 No person can ever die except by the permission of Allah, the term being fixed as by writing.
Qur'an 48:14 To Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He wills, and He punishes
whom He pleases.
Qur'an 64:11 No calamity occurs, no affliction comes, except by the decision and preordainment of Allah.
Surah 16:53 And whatever favor is (bestowed) on you it is from Allah; then when evil afflicts you, to Him do you cry for aid.
Surah 57:22-23 No evil befalls on the earth nor in your own souls, but it is in a book before We bring it into existence; surely
that is easy to Allah: So that you may not grieve for what has escaped you, nor be exultant at what He has given you; and
Allah does not love any arrogant boaster
Bukhari:V6B60N473 Every created soul has his place written for him either in Paradise or in the Hell Fire. His happy or
miserable fate is predetermined for him.
Bukhari:V6B60N473 While we were in a funeral procession, Allah's Apostle said, 'Every created soul has his place written for
him either in Paradise or in Hell. They have a happy or miserable fate predestined for them.' A man said, 'Apostle! Shall we
depend upon what is written and give up doing deeds? For whoever is destined to be fortunate, will join the fortunate and
whoever is destined to be miserable will go to Hell.'
Bukhari:V7B71N665 The Prophet said, 'No contagious disease is conveyed without Allah's permission.'
Ishaq:395 No soul can die but by Allah's permission in a term that is written.
Tabari I:202 There are people who consider predestination untrue. Then they consider the Qur'an untrue.... People merely
carry out what is a foregone conclusion, decided by predestination and written down by the Pen.
Tabari I:306 The Messenger said, "Allah created Adam and then rubbed Adam's back with his right hand and brought forth his
progeny. Then He said, 'I have created these as the inhabitants of Paradise.' Then he rubbed his back with His left hand and
said, 'I have created those for the Fire, and they will act as the inhabitants of the Fire.' A man asked, 'O Messenger, how is
that?' Muhammad replied, 'When Allah creates a human being for Paradise, He employs him to act as the inhabitants of
Paradise, and he will enter Paradise. And when Allah creates a human being for the Fire, He will employ him to act as the
inhabitants of the Fire, and will thus make him enter the Fire.'
- Source: www.prophetofdoom.net/Islamic_Quotes_Predestination.Islam
In Islam, "predestination" is the usual English language rendering of a belief that Muslims call al-qada wa al-qadar in Arabic. The phrase means
"the divine decree and the predestination"; al-qadar derives from a root that means to measure out.
The phrase reflects a Muslim doctrine that God has measured out and foreordained the span of every person's life, his lot of good or ill fortune,
and whether he will follow the straight (righteous) path or not. Therefore, free will doesn't actually exist[1][2]. When referring to the future,
Muslims frequently qualify any predictions of what will come to pass with the phrase inshallah, Arabic for "if God wills." The phrase recognizes
that human knowledge of the future is limited, and that all that may or may not come to pass is under the control of God.
Muslims believe that God is omniscient and so has the power to prevent or allow any action from occurring. Therefore, if God does not prevent
an act from occurring than that act is thought to be God's will.[3][4] Humans do not have control in making decisions in their life. There is no
"free will" to choose to do certain things or not to do certain things. People can believe they have control over their lives, but they are not able
to do anything without it being God's will first. Nothing is allowed to come to pass unless it is the will of God, hence the phrase "if God wills". A
related phrase, mashallah, indicates acceptance of what God has ordained in terms of good or ill fortune that may befall a believer.
3 [Here, sub- is opposed to super- or supra- in a sense related to volition and/or necessity. Cf., for relapse of same origin, http://freedictionary.
org/index.php?Query=relapse&database=%2A&strategy=exact : L. relapsus, p. p. of relabi to slip back, to relapse.]
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