Establishing the Doctrine of Free Will
Quran 42:30: Whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your own hands have committed.
Quran: Ash-Shuraa 42:30
Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Whatever affliction befalls you is because of what your own hands have committed. And He pardons much.

وَمَآ أَصَبَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍۢ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُوا۟ عَن كَثِيرٍۢ
Reference  : Quran: Ash-Shuraa 42:30
 
Quran 10:44: Allah (swt) does not do any injustice to man. Man is unjust to himself.

Reference: Quran: Yunus 10:44

Quran: Yunus 10:44
Translation: Sarwar

God does not do the least bit of injustice to anyone but people wrong themselves.

 

Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Indeed, Allah does not wrong people in the least, but it is people who wrong themselves.

‏إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ ٱلنَّاسَ شَيْـًۭٔا وَلَكِنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
Reference  : Quran: Yunus 10:44
 
Quran 8:24: Allah only intervenes between man and his heart.

Reference: Quran: Al-Anfal 8:24

Quran: Al-Anfal 8:24
Translation: Saheeh International

O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that to Him you will be gathered.

يَٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ ۖ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَأَنَّهُۥٓ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ
Reference  : Quran: Al-Anfal 8:24
 
Quran 14:22: Satan too has no power over you, he only calls upon you, and you respond.

Reference: Quran: Ibrahim 14:22

Quran: Ibrahim 14:22
Translation: Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi

After the matter has been finally decided Satan will say: "Surely whatever Allah promised you was true; as for me, I went back on the promise I made to you. I had no power over you except that I called you to my way and you responded to me. So, do not blame me but blame yourselves. Here, neither I can come to your rescue, nor can you come to mine. I disavow your former act of associating me in the past with Allah. A grievous chastisement inevitably lies ahead for such wrong-doers."

وَقَالَ ٱلشَّيْطَنُ لَمَّا قُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَعَدَكُمْ وَعْدَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَوَعَدتُّكُمْ فَأَخْلَفْتُكُمْ ۖ وَمَا كَانَ لِىَ عَلَيْكُم مِّن سُلْطَنٍ إِلَّآ أَن دَعَوْتُكُمْ فَٱسْتَجَبْتُمْ لِى ۖ فَلَا تَلُومُونِى وَلُومُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُم ۖ مَّآ أَنَا۠ بِمُصْرِخِكُمْ وَمَآ أَنتُم بِمُصْرِخِىَّ ۖ إِنِّى كَفَرْتُ بِمَآ أَشْرَكْتُمُونِ مِن قَبْلُ ۗ إِنَّ ٱلظَّلِمِينَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ ‎
Reference  : Quran: Ibrahim 14:22
 
Quran 3:182: Judgement will be passed based on our deeds, committed of our own free will
Quran: Ali 'Imran 3:182
Translation: Yusuf Ali

"This is because of the (unrighteous deeds) which your hands sent on before ye: For Allah never harms those who serve Him."

 

Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.”

‏ذَلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّامٍۢ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
Reference  : Quran: Ali 'Imran 3:182
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Quran 18:29: Man has will. "Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve."

Reference: Quran: Al-Kahf 18:29

Quran: Al-Kahf 18:29
Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “˹This is˺ the truth from your Lord. Whoever wills let them believe, and whoever wills let them disbelieve.” Surely We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire whose walls will ˹completely˺ surround them. When they cry for aid, they will be aided with water like molten metal, which will burn ˹their˺ faces. What a horrible drink! And what a terrible place to rest!

‏وَقُلِ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَآءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ ۚ إِنَّآ أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا ۚ وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا۟ يُغَاثُوا۟ بِمَآءٍۢ كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَشْوِى ٱلْوُجُوهَ ۚ بِئْسَ ٱلشَّرَابُ وَسَآءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا
Reference  : Quran: Al-Kahf 18:29
 
Quran 76:3 Man Chooses: "Allah (swt) has guided you, whether you choose to be grateful or not."

Reference: Quran: Al-Insan 76:3

Quran: Al-Insan 76:3
Translation: Tafheem-ul-Quran - Abul Ala Maududi

Surely We showed him the Right Path, regardless of whether he chooses to be thankful or unthankful (to his Lord).

‏إِنَّا هَدَيْنَهُ ٱلسَّبِيلَ إِمَّا شَاكِرًۭا وَإِمَّا كَفُورًا
Reference  : Quran: Al-Insan 76:3

Note: 1. That is, Allah did not just leave man to himself after giving him the powers of knowledge and reason, but also guided him so that he knows which is the path of gratefulness and which of ungratefulness, so that whichever path he chooses in his later life, he himself is responsible for it.

2. Allah (swt) states in 8:24 that he intervenes between man and his heart, and hence, our inclinations are towards good. However, as stated in 17:15 and 76:3 it is up to us to choose to submit to these inclination toward good or to act on our own volition against our better judgement.

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Quran 17:15: Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another.

Reference: Quran: Al-Isra 17:15

Quran: Al-Isra 17:15
Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own loss. No soul burdened with sin will bear the burden of another. And We would never punish ˹a people˺ until We have sent a messenger ˹to warn them˺.

‏مَّنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۖ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا ۚ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّىٰ نَبْعَثَ رَسُولًۭ
Reference  : Quran: Al-Isra 17:15
 
Quran 8:53: Man controlls his own destiny.

Reference: Quran: Al-Anfal 8:53

Quran: Al-Anfal 8:53
Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

This is because Allah would never discontinue His favour to a people until they discontinue their faith. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًۭا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا۟ مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
Reference  : Quran: Al-Anfal 8:53
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Refuting Determinism
Quran 81:29: "Ye shall not will except as Allah wills"
Quran: At-Takwir 81:29
Translation: Yusuf Ali

But ye shall not will except as Allah wills, the Cherisher of the Worlds.

‏وَمَا تَشَآءُونَ إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلْعَلَمِينَ

Reference  : Quran: At-Takwir 81:29
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Note: An oft misunderstood verse, this verse must be viewed in the context of all the verses above. This verse does not support predestination as others may claim. This verse simply states that man's abilities are constrained by that which Allah (swt) has permitted. Man cannot, for example, change the direction of the Sun, unless Allah (swt) grants man such an ability. All power, ultimately, rests in Allah's (swt) hands. Our abilities are given to us, by his leave.
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