وَعَلَى الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ سَبَقَ عِلْمُهُ فِي كُلِّ كَائِنٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ
A servant must know that Allah’s knowledge precedes every occurrence among His creatures.
Whatever comes into existence was already known to Allah. The emergence of something new does not add a new item of knowledge to Him. Predestination accords with His complete, prior knowledge.
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The Secret of Divine Decree, Allah’s Knowledge, and the Tablet and Pen
وَعَلَى الْعَبْدِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ سَبَقَ عِلْمُهُ فِي كُلِّ كَائِنٍ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ
A servant must know that Allah’s knowledge precedes every occurrence among His creatures.
Whatever comes into existence was already known to Allah. The emergence of something new does not add a new item of knowledge to Him. Predestination accords with His complete, prior knowledge.