The Twenty‑Sixth WordTreatise on Divine Determining

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.

And there is not a thing but its [sources and] treasures [inexhaustible] are with Us, but We only send down thereof in due and ascertainable measures.

And of all things have We taken account in a Clear Book.

Divine determining and the power of choice are two important matters. We shall attempt to disclose a few of their mysteries in four topics.