It regards this freedom as an important principle of the cognizance of Allah...

It regards this freedom as an important principle of the cognizance of Allah, by means of which a number of doctrinal and ideological deviations which have taken birth regarding Allah may be detected. 'Musa said to his people: If you and all those who are on the earth prove to be ungrateful, Allah does not at all need your thanks. He is Laudable" . (SurahIbrahim, 14:8). Man should remember that because of Allah not being in want of anything, He is not in need of our faith, worship and obedience.

If He wants us to be faithful and obedient, that is for our own benefit and not for His. If the whole world becomes unbeliever, that cannot do Him the least harm. Not being subject to any need, Allah is free from the limitations of time and space. He is above them. A being who occupies space, naturally needs it to exist, and one who is confined to time, can exist only under certain conditions at a particular time.

A being not time‑bound can always exist and is not dependent upon the special conditions of time. Allah is All‑knowing The Creator of the world knows everything. So far as we are concerned there are two kinds of things in the universe viz. open and hidden, perceptible and imperceptible. However Allah is aware of both of them. On principle there is nothing unknown to Him. Nothing is hidden from Him. "He is the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Supreme the Most High".

(Surah al‑Ra'd, 13:9). `Nothing in the earth or in the heavens is hidden from Allah ". (Surah Ale Imran, 3: 5). He is aware of the minutest details. He knows all that we do. "Surely Allah knows all that you do" . (Surahal‑Nahl, 16:91). Allah is All‑powerful He controls everything and can do anything. "Surely Allah can do everything". (Surah al‑Baqarah, 2:20).

He is so powerful and dominating that whenever He wants a thing to come into existence or wants something to be done, He simply says: "Be!" and immediately it will `be'. The Qur'an says: "His command, when He decrees a thing, is to say to it: `Be' and it is". (Surah Yasin, 36:82 **)** . Will and Volition of Allah Normally all beings endowed with intelligence and power can achieve all or at least a part of what they intend. They at least try to fulfill their desires.

When we knowingly plan to achieve our object we say that "we are determined to accomplish such and such task". Hence, determination consists of an intentional and strong will which is effective in the achievement of our desire.