the opposite position taken by the Mu’tazilites and in...

the opposite position taken by the Mu’tazilites and in conformity with the view of the philosophers. Both evil and good originate from God. Man has no freewill. What is judged as good or repugnant is the exclusive preserve of the sharia Law, i.e. these characteristics are not inherent. It is not incumbent on God to show grace and choose what is in the best interest of man. This goes contrary to the Mu’tazilite standpoint.

Man’s power to commission any action is activated while he is carrying it out not before embarking on it. There is not such a thing as complete “tanzih”, i.e. the principle of elimination of “form and qualities of man” from the conception of the Divine. Man does not create his action; rather, he earns it. God can be…