LessonsDivine Will: Eternity, Specification of Possibilities and Free AgencyQuiz

مريد بإرادة حادثة لا في محل
He wills through an originated will subsisting in no subject.

The formulation is attributed to some Muʿtazilīs. It accepts an originated will while seeking to avoid placing an originated attribute in God's essence by denying that the will subsists in a locus.

Two distinct issues arise: whether an attribute can be conceived without a subject, and whether an originated will is compatible with the affirmation of eternal divine will. The two objections should not be conflated.

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Some Muʿtazilī accounts of will

Divine Will: Eternity, Specification of Possibilities and Free Agency

مريد بإرادة حادثة لا في محل
He wills through an originated will subsisting in no subject.

The formulation is attributed to some Muʿtazilīs. It accepts an originated will while seeking to avoid placing an originated attribute in God's essence by denying that the will subsists in a locus.

Two distinct issues arise: whether an attribute can be conceived without a subject, and whether an originated will is compatible with the affirmation of eternal divine will. The two objections should not be conflated.