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I certainly agree with the comment above about predestination in Islam. It is a common Islamic teaching (and I believe it is written in the Quran) that the difference between Angels and Man is that Man has free will while Angels must worship God unconditionally. As such, Man can chose whether or not to follow God. If the author of this article reads the story of Adam, he/she will learn that the Devil refused to bow to Adam because he (the Devil) believed that since Man was given free will, he will not listen to God.

I have also heard of an Islamic philosophy that says that God creates all the options Man faces, but it is ultimately up to Man to chose which option to take. Meaning that if you have a dollar bill, by God's grace you can either give that dollar to a beggar, spend it on clothes, or save it in your bank account. All those options were created by God, but ultimately it is up to you to chose how to spend your dollar bill.

Please do more research about Islamic teachings on predestination. I agree that the issue is more complex than this article made it seem.