Investigating the Relationship between Bada and Change in Divine Predestination

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 PhD Student in Islamic Theology, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

Abstract

God has willed that the possibility of erasing and proving everything in all events and happenings has been provided for Him, and contrary to what the Jews believed, God's hand is not tied to make a change in any way. On the other hand, all the causes are manifestations of divine predestination, and in each incident, as much as the variety of causes, there are different predestinations. The world has been created in such a way that no phenomenon in existence, including divine predestination, is outside the system of cause and effect. But in some views, the issue of Bada (alteration in the divine will) is considered contrary to this general rule. Therefore, in this article, we have tried to explore the relationship between Bada and the change in divine predestination using a descriptive-analytical method. At the end of this paper, we came to the conclusion that God has past and present knowledge of what is happening and has not ceased to create and change destinies. Hence, Bada does not occur in the innate knowledge of God, but it means the revelation and appearance of something from God contrary to what was previously thought.

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Shi`a Pajoohi
Volume 8, Issue 22
August 2022
Pages 185-204

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