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Badāʾ (Divine Alteration of Decree)

The Shīʿī theological concept that God may alter what He had earlier disposed, reconciling foreknowledge with apparent change.

The Shīʿī theological concept that God may alter what He had earlier disposed, reconciling foreknowledge with apparent change.

Key passages(20)

Awail Maqalat · al-Mufid

Very high

Dharica · al-Sharif al-Murtada

Very high

Fisal Fi Milal · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Maqalat Islamiyyin · al-Ash'ari

Very high

Milal Wa Nihal · al-Shahrastani

Very high
Mustasfa 647challenges

Mustasfa · al-Ghazali

Very high

Mutashabih Quran · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Very high

Nafais Tawil · al-Sharif al-Murtada

Very high

Risala Fi Radd Cala Ibn Naghrila · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Talkhis Fi Usul Fiqh · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

Very high

Sharh Usul Khamsa · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Very high

Daw Bahir · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

Very high

Masail Cukbariyya · al-Mufid

Very high

Muhit Bi Taklif · al-Qadi Abd al-Jabbar

Very high

Nihayat Aqdam · al-Shahrastani

Very high

Nihayat Wusul · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Tashih Ictiqadat · al-Mufid

Very high