Predestination and human freedom

Religious education

In this unit pupils will learn about key beliefs in the worldview of Islam such as the nature of Allah, prophethood and the role of texts. They will gain a critical understanding of Islamic theology and key stories that underpin it.

Islam and Buddhism: beliefs

humans have complete control over their future

Allah has already decided everything that will happen

every person’s destiny is unknown to Allah

actions are random and have no consequence

What is the Islamic belief in predestination (al-Qadr)?

Which name of Allah means ‘the all-knowing’?

by believing that Allah knows their choices but does not force them

by rejecting the idea of Allah’s omniscience

by arguing that Allah controls every action directly

How do many Muslims reconcile belief in predestination with human freedom?

The belief that Allah has already decided all that will happen is called ...

The idea that humans can choose between different actions is known as ...

A Muslim who believes Allah is all-powerful would refer to Him as Al- ...

belief in prophets as Allah’s messengers

Match the words with the correct definitions.

All Muslims agree on what the most important article of faith is.

All Muslims agree that all articles of faith are equally important.

Muslims can have different views on what the most important article of faith is.

The angel who will sound the trumpet announcing the Last Day is ...

On the Last Day, all people will gather on Mount {{}} to be judged.

resurrection is symbolic and not physical

Which of the following is a key belief about resurrection in Islam?

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