The Will and the Intent

“The Will is emerged [muhdatha].”

I was aid to `Ali (AS), “A man speaks about Divine Will.” He (AS) said: “Call him to me.” The reported says: So he was called to his presence. Thus, Imam `Ali (AS) asked him, “O servant of Allah, did Allah create you out…

A man from the followers of the Umayyad dynasty entered the presence of Abu `Abd Allah al-Sadiq (AS) or Abu Ja`far al-Baqir (AS), so we feared for him (AS) and said to him: “You should conceal yourself or we should tell…

Commander of the Faithful (AS) said: “Allah, the Mighty and High, revealed to David [Dawud] (AS): O David, you will and I will. However, your will is not except what I will. Therefore, if you submit to My Will, I will…

“The Divine Will and the Divine Intent are part of the Attributes of Action. So whoever claims that Allah, the Exalted, has always been the Intending Willer, then he is not a (true) monotheists.”

I asked him, “Some of our scholars believe in determinism [jabr], while others believe in ability [istita`ah].” Therefore, he (AS) replied to me, Write down: Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said: O son of Adam! Your will…

`Ali (AS) had a slave called Qanbar, who loved his mater `Ali (AS) very much. When `Ali (AS) used to go out, Qanbar would go out behind him with a sword. So `Ali (AS) saw him one night, and asked him, “O Qanbar, what is…

“Allah created the Divine Will before all things. He then created all things by means of His Will.”

He wills, He intends, He dislikes, and He is displeased. He wills that nothing should exist without His Knowledge, and He intends similar to that. He dislikes it to be said of Him that `He is the third of the three,’ and…

Knowledge has precedence. The Pen has dried up. The Decree has been accomplished through the Book, and confirmed through the Message. Good fortune is from Allah, and adversity s from Allah, the Mighty and High.” `Abd…

Muslims said to the Messenger of Allah (SA): “O Messenger of Allah! If you compel the people over whom you have power to embrace Islam, then our numbers would increase, and we would have strength over our enemies.” The…

“Allah willed for me to be capable, and not to be the does.” The reported says: I also heard him saying that He wills, He intends, He dislikes, and He is displeased. He wills that nothing should exist in His Sovereignty…

Messenger of Allah (SA) said: Knowledge had precedence. The Pen has dried up. And the Divine Decree has been completed by the Book and confirmed by the Message. Good fortune is from Allah, the Mighty and High, and…