Faculty of Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran
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One of the important theological issues is the will of Allah, which in turn is related to matters such as command, love, predestination, creation, and divine knowledge. In this article, we have examined the subject under discussion using a descriptive-analytical method in Abou Talib Makki's Qout Al-Quloub and Mustamli Bukhari's Sharh Al-Ta'arrof Given that the lofty goal of Sufism is focused on the annihilation of human will in the will of Allah, it is expected that Sufis consider all the created things of this world to be the product of Allah's will, the exaltation of His dignity, and at the same time, they withdraw from the belief in predestination, which requires hesitation in performing the duties of servitude. Both authors have beliefs consistent with the Sunnis, especially the Ash'arites. They all consider the divine will to be equivalent to the fulfillment of an action and its absence to be equivalent to the non-fulfillment of an action. According to them, the will of Allah is related to the commission of sins or the abandonment of obligations, and this will is in accordance with his prior knowledge; but the command, prohibition, pleasure, and love of Allah are not necessarily in line with his prior will and knowledge. Neither of these two authors consider love and pleasure to be related to will, and they do not agree with Abou Al-Hasan Ash'ari on this point. According to them, Allah's will for an action that is contrary to his command does not require compulsion, because the criterion for obedience and disobedience is agreement or opposition to the command, not will. Furthermore, Allah wills the occurrence of an action in accordance with his prior knowledge, and on this basis, He is aware from the beginning of the conditions of the person in charge and his obedience or disobedience and disobedience.
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