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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Case Inbetween Two Concerns The Progeny’s Position Towards Both Inevitabilities Through the sequence of Islamic history, the progeny (A.S.) confronted an ideological dogmatic digression by some Islamic sects in their misunderstanding of the movement of history and the universe.

This digression is represented by their adoption of determinism and inevitability as influential doctrines in man’s history and behavior, applying at the same time the doctrine of inevitability on the movement of the universe. The ruler’s of the (Aumawey) and (Abbasy) dynasties’ trends of thinking had a great influence on the sects believing in both doctrines, accidentally the progeny of Muhammad (A.S.) lived contemporaneously with both those dynasties.

The Progeny of Muhammad (A.S.) adopted a strong position against both trends expressing their opinion about man’s free will and choice without suspending the role of Allah the Sublime’s will in affecting man’s life; a fact that the Progeny (A.S.) described as being (A case inbetween two concerns). It has been narrated that (Al Fadhl bin Sahl) asked Imam (Al Redha) (A.S.) at the presence of (Al Ma'amoon) the Abbasi Caliph saying: O, Abal Hassan! Are the people compelled in their behaviour?

Al-Redha (A.S.) said: (Allah is too just to compel his creatures in their deeds, then to torment them for what they did? (Al Fadhl) then said: Then they are completely free, are not they?

Imam (Al Redha) (A.S.) said: (Allah is too wise to neglect man leaving him to his own devices.)([^1]) Al Sadouqu relates of (Mufdhel bin Ommar) from Abi Abdullah(A.S.) saying: (Neither determinism nor authorization rather a case inbetween two concerns.)([^2]) The Progeny (A.S.) expressed their opinion about the second inevitability; Muhammad bin Muslim relates from (Abu Abdullah Al Sadique) (A.S.) saying: (Allah never has chosen a prophet unless He made sure that the prophet possesses three characteristics: admitting his submission to Allah; never accepting any counterpart to Allah, and approving that Allah brings forward or delays whatever He chooses).([^3]) The progeny (A.S.) simultaneously rejected and negated both inevitabilities by adopting the doctrine of (A case inbetween two concerns.), further, their refutation of the universal inevitability that was expressed in the dogma of (Al Beda'a) was well known.