موضع الاستناد: الحلقة 11: التعددية والاختلاف بوصفهما دليلًا على وحدانية الله، عند 05:48–05:51. — Source location: Episode 11: Pluralism and Difference as Evidence of God’s Oneness, at 05:48–05:51. الشاهد المسموع: «الله المشيئه تحتمل الوجين انه قد يحصل وقد لا يحصل نعم حتى و بقول رب العالمين». — Audible excerpt: “God—the will admits of the two possibilities: that it may occur or may not occur; yes, even as the Lord of the Worlds says.”
Permission Is One Thing, and Will Is Another
تنبيه حول المصدر: هذه الصفحة تلخّص مادة سمعية بصرية شارحة. إحالات الكتب تمنح سياقًا قريبًا ولا تُعدّ شاهدًا حرفيًا؛ وللاستشهاد الدقيق، راجع الحلقة والكتاب الأصليين. — Source note: This page summarizes explanatory audiovisual material. References to books provide nearby context and do not constitute verbatim evidence; for precise citation, consult the original episode and book.
Claim Formulation
Shahrour distinguishes between divine permission and will, making the former inevitable and the latter contingent.
Explanation
He understands permission as a legal or natural-law command that inevitably occurs. Will, by contrast, allows for something either to happen or not to happen. He uses this distinction to explain differences in human actions and expected outcomes. Medicine, for example, may have “permission” to heal, but going to the doctor remains a matter of will.
Its Place in the Episode’s Argument
This distinction helps him reconstruct the concept of destiny away from complete determinism. It also explains how divine laws operate alongside human freedom.
Limits of the Claim
It does not treat permission and will as synonymous, nor does it equate natural laws with choice.
Brief Excerpt
“الإذن لا محالة حاصل… المشيئة تحتمل الوجع أنه قد يحصل وقد لا يحصل.” — “Permission inevitably occurs… will admits of the possibility that it may occur or may not occur.”
Related Links
- Shahrour - The Decisive Book
- Shahrour - Freedom
- Book: The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought