{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232864","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Do humans really have free will?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I have a somewhat deep and philosophical question that I have been curious about for a while now. As we know, Allah SWT is all-knowing and knows what we as humans will do, and if we will sin or not. Since this is the case, do we as humans have free will? Are able to control if we sin or not? Allah is all-knowing and ultimately knows whether we as human beings will sin or if we will end up in Paradise. If this is the case, why we have been put on Earth? Why are we being tested since Allah SWT already knows our end destination? I understand that humans cannot begin to understand Allah's infinite wisdom, but I was just curious.\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"One of Allah’s attributes is Ilm (Knowledge) as Allah says in the Quran in so many verses like for example,\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\" \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/64/11\"},\"insert\":\"64:11\"},{\"insert\":\": \"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“Allah is All-knowing of all things”.\"},{\"insert\":\" This attribute of Ilm/Knowledge is defined by scholars as a beginning-less attribute by which all that is known is manifested to Allah as it really is. Pay attention to the word “manifested” in this definition. Our actions are manifested to Allah, meaning Allah pre-eternally knows every single event that occurs in the universe, past, present, and future. This knowledge does not cause those events to occur, those events are created by Allah through His Qudrah (Power) and Iradah (Will) in accordance with His knowledge.\\n\\nSo, when it comes to us humans, Allah has given us free will over many aspects of our lives and He has promised to reward or punish us based on the choices we make. When we make a choice to do something, Allah creates that act and we are then either rewarded or punished for the act. So, Allah is the creator but the choice was made by us, that’s why when we do something involuntarily, like if someone trips and they fall on you and hurt you, It is Allah that created that event but because they did not have free will in that case, they will not be held responsible by Allah. Yes they have to pay your medical bill, but they've committed no sin.\\n\\nNow, why Allah gave us free will and not the Angels and why He promised to reward and punish and place on this earth, all of these questions have one simple answer that Allah has given us in the\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\" \"},{\"insert\":\"Quran\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/21/23\"},\"insert\":\"(21:23)\"},{\"insert\":\":\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\" “He is not asked about what He does.” He is the Creator, Owner, Master and He does as He pleases and everything He does is out of His Divine wisdom and with purpose\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/23/15\"},\"insert\":\"(23:15)\"},{\"insert\":\":\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\" “Do you then think that we have created you without purpose, and that you would never be returned to us?”\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":66},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c23285c","tag":"Unseen: Other","count":22},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232862","tag":"Qadr","count":6},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c23285f","tag":"Free Will","count":2}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:01.626Z"}