The Salaf’s Guide to the Understanding of al-Qadaa wal Qadr - Fate in Islam

Cover Page
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Meaning of al-Qadaa\' and al-Qadar
Al-Qadar is an Article of Faith
The Belief in al-Qadar is Obligatory
The Four Ranks of Al-Qadar
1) Al-\'Ilm العلم (Allah\'s Knowledge)
	In His Foreknowledge: Perfect Choice & Wisdom
	Knowledge & Wisdom
2) The Second Rank of al-Qadar Al-Kitabah, The Writing لكتابة
	1-Fifty Thousand Years Before Creation of the Heavens andThe Earth
	2-The Writing Following The Creation of Adam: A Group to Paradise and A Group To Hell
	3-The Taqdeer AI-\'Umuri: Covering The Person\'s Life Span:
	4- The Annual Taqdeer:
	5. The Daily Taqdeer
	What is the relation between all of the above levels of the written Taqdeer?
3) The Third Rank of Al-Qadar المشيئة  Al-Mashee\'ah, The Will of Allah
	The Mashee\'ah (Will) and What Allah Wants (Iradah)
4) The Fourth Rank of Al-Qadar The Creation, AI-Khalq الخلق
The Ranks of Al-Qadar Together
In The Name of Al-Qadar!
Blaming Al-Qadar: Is There Evidence?
Case By Case
	Case One: Evil is Not Attributed to Allah
	Case Two: Why is There Good and Evil? Why the Hearts Cannot Be One Heart?
	Case Three: Is Man Endowed with a Free Will?
	Case Four: Why is That Allah May Want What He Dislikes?
	Case Five: Why Is that Allah Bestowed Guidance on the Believers and not the Disbleievers?
	Case Six: Why does Allah Punish The Disobedient When He Had Pre-Ordained Disobedience?
	Case Seven: How is it that Allah commands the Kafir to believe, and he does not want it from him?
	Case Eight: If Kufr is a matter of Qada\' and Qadar, then is it imperative that we should not be content with the Qada\' and Qadar?
	Case Nine: What is the Benefit of Takleef (Commandment of Allah) when there is a precedence of Al-Qadar?
	Case Ten: The Fitrah And Al-Qadar. Do they Contradict Each Other?
	Case Eleven: If All Matters are Predestined, Then How to explain the Ayah: \"Whatever of evil befalls upon you is from yourself\" (Qur\'an 4:79)
	Case Twelve: The Sealing of the Hearts and The Covering of the Sights
	Case Thirteen: What is the correct response to someone who, when called to Allah\'s way, says: \"Allah did not write or ordain guidance for mel?\"
	Case Fourteen: Understanding Two \'Ayaat: (Q 6:125) and (Q 18:29)
	Case Fifteen: Is there an effect for Duaa\' (supplicating Allah) in changing what had been already written?
	Case Sixteen: Explain the Hadeeth of \'Adwa (transmission of disease)
The Benefits of the Belief in Al-Qadar
A Final Note: Should Al-Qadar be discussed in the first place?