القضاء والقدر، الأمر بين الأمرين، الجبر والتفويض، تعدد الحيثيات، الجمع الدلالي، الإرادة الإلهية، الحرية الإنسانية

Authors

  • Asaad Atwan Hussein Ali PhD student in the Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences - Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
  • Ali Hajikhani Academic Degree: Associate Professor
  • Sadegh Abbasi Assistant Professor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66026/0hphq480

Keywords:

Divine Decree, Determinism and Delegation, Multiplicity of Aspects, Semantic Reconciliation, Divine Will, Human Agency.

Abstract

This study addresses a central theological problem concerning the apparent contradiction between the Qur’anic verse: Indeed, We have created everything according to a measure Qur’an and the narrations of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) that reject both determinism and absolute delegation, establishing instead the principle of a matter between two matters. The motivation for this research arises from the enduring theological debate regarding the relationship between divine will and human freedom, as well as from interpretive approaches that reduce the concept of divine decree to deterministic fatalism, thereby generating epistemological and doctrinal challenges related to divine justice and moral responsibility.

The significance of this study lies in re-examining the relevant texts within a methodological framework that recognizes the multiplicity of Qur’anic discourse levels and utilizes interpretive narrations as hermeneutical tools for understanding textual generality. The research aims to provide a semantic and exegetical analysis of the concept of qadar in the Qur’anic verse, to examine the hadith Neither compulsion nor delegation, but a matter between the two within its theological and epistemological context, and to demonstrate the possibility of reconciling the two textual sources through an integrated interpretive methodology.

The study employs textual analysis, comparative theological methodology, and the principle of semantic reconciliation, incorporating concepts such as governance, restriction, and multiplicity of aspects. The findings indicate that qadar signifies ontological determination within an ordered causal system rather than coercive determinism. Moreover, the hadith functions as an interpretive principle that regulates the understanding of Qur’anic generality and affirms a longitudinal relationship between divine will and human agency. Consequently, the alleged contradiction is resolved, leading to an integrated interpretive model that reconciles divine decree with human freedom within a unified ontological framework.

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Published

2026-05-20