Talk:Islamic creationism

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[edit] Rejecting Randomness

The article states,"...there is no such thing as randomness but that everything happens according to God's will." Does Islamic creationism resemble the idea of the elect used by Calvinists?--Patchouli 13:32, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Not sure about that. Take a look at Qadr (doctrine) and the parent articles.

Not sure if Reuters articles stay online? Tom Heneghan, "Creation vs. Darwin takes Muslim twist in Turkey" Reuters.com, Wed Nov 22, 2006 http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=inDepthNews&storyid=2006-11-22T172528Z_01_L09265541_RTRUKOC_0_US-RELIGION-TURKEY-EVOLUTION.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 Шизомби 17:40, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Qadr as portrayed by Sunnis is rejected by Shia Muslims, so you can't use Qadr here. The Shia view of Qadr is different, as shown in the article Qadr (doctrine). However, it is true that most Muslims believe that everything happens according to Allah's Will. This doesn't mean that He directly causes it, it just means that He allows it or doesn't stop it. Armyrifle 01:40, 31 March 2007 (UTC)