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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Discovering Islam Divine Justice (‘Adil) Anyone who believes in Islamic monotheism must also believe in God's justice. God is just, and He never wrongs. Moreover, He does not have a cause for injustice toward His creatures, for an injustice is an immoral action; and God is incapable of evil. God is omniscient and never neglects any matter. God is self-sufficient, and He is not in need of the help of people.

God is the possessor of everything, and His wisdom transcends the universe. For example, the Quran states: “He is always standing firm on justice. There is no Allah but Him, the Mighty, the Wise” (3:18). “And your Lord does not deal unjustly with anyone” (18:49). “We [^1] did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves” (16:118). Just as God encourages human beings to emulate some of His attributes, such as being patient and forgiving , God also requires humankind to follow the ways of justice.

For example, the Quran states: “Say: 'My Lord has enjoined upon me justice'“ (7:29). Although people may falter in the way of justice, none of God's prophets or their successors have ever committed acts of injustice. God's justice embraces the entire universe.

Whoever ponders the existence of the universe and the order therein will not only observe the expansion of God's justice over His entire creation, but also each of the creations become apparent in all aspects of nature, from the physical world to the biological world, and from the microcosms to the macrocosms. The justice of God is particularly visible in the destiny and free-will of human beings.

Although God's justice encompasses everything people should invoke upon God to treat them not with His justice, but rather with His mercy. If God had punished people immediately for all their sins, then humanity would have perished long ago. Compulsion (Jabir) or Free Will (Tafwid) The question of man's predestination or freedom of choice has preoccupied humankind throughout the ages, and it continues to be discussed by Islamic philosophers and scholars.

Ultimately, two schools of thought regarding this question have emerged. One, called the Compulsionist, holds that human beings do not have the freedom of choice. Every decision, utterance, and action people make has already been predestined since the time of creation. Compulsionists believe that the faithful have no choice in their faith. Likewise, the unfaithful also have no choice but to not believe in God.