The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The source of the disagreement between supervisors regarding creation is actions ]

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If we are ignorant of the meaning for which He, Glory be to Him, was created to enable us to perform some actions, we find that in our souls and we do not deny it. It is a voluntary movement, just as God Almighty placed in us the impediment to some actions that are apparent in us, and we find that in our souls like the trembling movement in which the trembling has no choice. We do not know why that is due. The mastery that we find from our souls, is it due to the ability occurring in us having an effect on that eye that exists from our ability or from the will created in us? So the ability is the effect of the will, not the effect of the ability occurring. From here arises the disagreement between those who have considered this issue, and therefore the human being should be accountable for the eye of ability. What he finds from himself and does not investigate with his mind, why does he attribute that mastery? Is it because he is capable or because he chooses, even if he is forced


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