Self-determination/free-will V's predestination/fate
I'm just wondering what people's beliefs are on the issue self-determination v's pre-destination are.
From the Islamic perspective we believe that Allah is the creator and planner of everything and predestination is one of the articles of faith in Islam. This isn't to say that we don't have free will. We can make any choices we want but Allah knows what these choices will be. I know that some Muslims struggle a bit with this and it can lead some people into having a fairly fatalistic world view.
Our free will exists in our choices everyday but whilst the consequences of these actions are often unknown to us they are always known to Allah.
Of course it's much more complex than this...
I'm sure that between us we have a fairly wide range of views so I'd love to hear other people's perspectives.