Encyclopedia of Muhammad

Al-Qadr (القدر)

It refers to destiny or the predestination set by Almighty Allah for every person. It means that an individual is neither absolutely free nor is he/she under absolute compulsion. The individual's position is between compulsion and freedom. Mankind is thus, partly free, and partly subject to deterministic forces, and would be held accountable only for the acts that the individual intended to do out of his/her free will. A man/woman is therefore free to win Heaven or Hell.