THE BOOK OF DESTINY
Originally appearing in Urdu under the title Kitaab-ut-Taqdeer in
October 1971, this scholarly work addresses a philosophical subject
that has confounded Muslim thinkers for centuries. It deals with
age-old theological questions such as: Does God decide every
individual's fate and destiny before one is born? Is there a pre-
determined collective or individual destiny for mankind? Can an
individual, or a group, change its destiny? If one's fate is
preordained and inescapable, what are the implications for the
question of 'reward and punishment'? And how does all of this
affect humankind's freedom of choice and free will?
Parwez has ably explained these and other related puzzles in
everyday language for the average reader and has successfully
removed the confusion that has surrounded this subject for the
better part of the last millennium and a half. What is more
important from an academic perspective is that the author has dealt
with this topic in light of the Quran itself.
Translated by Khalid Sayyed, UK.