Qadr (Divine Decree)

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Qadr (Divine Decree) is the Islamic doctrine that all events occur by Allah’s pre-eternal knowledge, will, and precise determination, encompassing destiny while still affirming human responsibility.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Allah's judgment 1
Qadr 1
Qadr (Divine Decree) canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological doctrine ⓘ
article of Islamic faith ⓘ
concept in Islamic theology ⓘ
affirms Allah’s creation of all actions ⓘ
Allah’s pre-eternal knowledge ⓘ
Allah’s precise determination of events ⓘ
Allah’s will ⓘ
human responsibility ⓘ
moral accountability ⓘ
clarifiedBy hadith of Jibril describing the pillars of faith ⓘ
connectedToBeliefIn Day of Judgment ⓘ
al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ (Preserved Tablet) ⓘ
angels who record deeds ⓘ
debatedBy Jabriyya (early Islamic theological movement) ⓘ
discussedBy classical Muslim theologians ⓘ
distinguishedFrom fatalism ⓘ
emphasizedBy Ash‘ari school ⓘ
linked to: Ash'ari

Maturidi school ⓘ
linked to: Maturidi

Sunni Islam ⓘ
encourages gratitude (shukr) ⓘ
patience (ṣabr) ⓘ
reliance on Allah (tawakkul) ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo qadar meaning measure or decree ⓘ
formsBasisFor Muslim understanding of destiny ⓘ
Muslim understanding of trials and suffering ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Divine Decree ⓘ
Predestination in Islam ⓘ
hasArabicName القدر ⓘ
hasDoctrinalTensionWith philosophical notions of absolute human autonomy ⓘ
includesAspect divine creation (khalq) ⓘ
divine knowledge (ʿilm) ⓘ
divine will (mashī’ah / irādah) ⓘ
divine writing (kitābah) ⓘ
influences Islamic ethics ⓘ
Muslim attitudes toward success and failure ⓘ
Muslim spiritual practice ⓘ
linguisticRoot Arabic root ق د ر ⓘ
opposedBy Qadariyya (early Islamic theological movement) ⓘ
partOf six articles of faith in Islam ⓘ
rejects belief that humans create their own actions independently of Allah ⓘ
denial of human choice ⓘ
relatedTo divine omnipotence ⓘ
divine omniscience ⓘ
free will in Islamic theology ⓘ
tawhid (Islamic monotheism) ⓘ
requires belief that Allah is just ⓘ
belief that Allah is wise ⓘ
belief that nothing occurs outside Allah’s will ⓘ
taughtIn Hadith ⓘ
Qur’an ⓘ
linked to: Quran

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surah Al-Qadr → relatedConcept → Qadr (Divine Decree) ⓘ
Night of Decree → relatedConcept → Qadr (divine decree) ⓘ
linked to: Qadr (Divine Decree)
Master of the Day of Judgment → describesAspectOf → Allah's judgment ⓘ
linked to: Qadr (Divine Decree)
RewardAndPunishment → relatedConcept → Qadr ⓘ
linked to: Qadr (Divine Decree)