Fundamental Doctrine

of Islam
Basic Beliefs

6th fundamental Belief

Belief in Destiny Either Good or

Bad
Taqdeer
Al-Qadar ( q-d-r) ( To measure out,
measure or standard)
Divine Decree, Predestination
Fate, lot.

 Qadar is one of the aspect of Aqidah (Belief)

Devine Destiny is when God wrote down in the
Preserved Tablet ( Al-Lawhul-Mahfuz) all that
has happened and will happen, which will come
to pass as written.
A persons action is not caused by what is
written in the Preserved Tablet.

 The action is written in the Preserved

Tablet due to the fact that Allah Almighty
knows all occurrences without restriction
of time.
God is Omniscient and therefore has
foreknowledge of all possible futures.

 Standard--- Law of nature

1. Amr (Gods world of command, planning
and direction)
Kun-fayakoon---be and it becomes
e.g. it is beyond human beings to know
how the universe came into existence
from nothing.
2. Kahalaq (Gods created World i.e., the
physical universe)

 After the creation it enters the world of

Khalq and follows definitive patterns (laws)
which Allah prescribed for it.
Law of Gravity

Surah Al-Hijr

And there is not a thing but its (sources and) treasures

(inexhaustible) are with Us; but We only send down thereof
in due and ascertainable measures.

Surah Tauba

Say: "Nothing will happen to us except what Allah

has decreed for us: He is our protector": and on
Allah let the Believers put their trust.

Surah Ibrahim

We sent not an apostle except (to teach) in the

language of his (own) people, in order to make
(things) clear to them. Now Allah leaves straying
those whom He pleases and guides whom He
pleases: and He is Exalted in power, full of
Wisdom.

Surah Al-Hijar

Never did We destroy a population that had not a term decreed and
assigned beforehand.

Taqdeer is based on four things

1. Knowledge,(Amr) i.e. that Allah knows what
His creation will do, by virtue of His eternal
knowledge
2. Writing,i.e.that Allah has written the Destiny of
all creatures in Al-Lahwh-ul-Mahfooz
3. Will,i.e. that what Allah wills happens and what
He does not will not happen. There is nothing in
the heavens and the earth but it happens by His
Will
4. Creation and Formation,(Khalaq) i.e. that
Allah is the Creator of aal things, including the
actions of

Types of Taqdeer
1. Muallaq. (Revocable)
Written in Preserved Tablet and subject to
change and alteration through the omission
and commission of certain deeds.
e.g. lifespan if a person is 50 years.
2. Muallaq Sahbie-e-Mubram.
Changabale if the most pious personalities (like
Prophets and Saints) pray to Allah Almighty.

3. Mubram (Irrevocable) Utal

This destiny denotes the eternal
knowledge of Allah. It encompasses the
final result of the Muallaq destiny i.e. our
choice of actions, their consequences
and every precise detail of our lives.
This definite knowledge of Allah is not
subject to change or alter even slightly
and is exclusive to Allah only.

Results
Our supplications do change our destiny
Good deeds are a source of increase in
ones sustenance and avert calamities.
Sins result in a decrease in ones
sustenance, and invite calamities.

Locus of Control
Developed originally Julian Rotter in 1950s.
Considered an important aspect of personality.
It refers to an individual's perception about the
underlying main causes of events in his/her life.
It is a belief about whether the outcomes of our
actions are contingent (dependant, conditional)
on what we do or on events outside our personal
control.

External Locus of Control

Individual believes that his/her

behavior is guided by fate, luck, or
other external circumstances

Internal Locus of Control

Indivisual believes that his/her behaviour
is guided by his/her personal decisions
and efforts.