Religion Free Will and Predestination Q 1. Please explain what is the concept of fate in Islam. We Muslims say that Allah knows everything.
Some people believe in fate as an independent and invisible power that controls their destinies.
A Muslim is not a fatalist person. Muslims believe in Allah and only Allah has the power to predetermine anything. Since Allah has power over every thing, He must know every thing. He must know things before they happen, because if He knew things after they happened, He would not have full power over them. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala not only knows things, but He also decides and determines everything in His universe.