LessonsCreed Casebook: Claims, Principles and Sound JudgmentsQuiz

Scenario: A person excuses a sin by arguing that it could not occur outside Allah’s will and therefore must also be approved by Him.

Governing principle: Divine creative will explains the occurrence of an act; it does not make that act religiously beloved or commanded.

Sound application: A sinful action is not beyond divine knowledge and will, yet its prohibition and the agent’s responsibility remain.

Limit of the conclusion: “It occurred” is not equivalent to “Allah legally permitted or approved it.”

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Divine will versus divine approval

Creed Casebook: Claims, Principles and Sound Judgments

Scenario: A person excuses a sin by arguing that it could not occur outside Allah’s will and therefore must also be approved by Him.

Governing principle: Divine creative will explains the occurrence of an act; it does not make that act religiously beloved or commanded.

Sound application: A sinful action is not beyond divine knowledge and will, yet its prohibition and the agent’s responsibility remain.

Limit of the conclusion: “It occurred” is not equivalent to “Allah legally permitted or approved it.”