Predestination in Islam Hadith e Jibreel Belief in Predestination is a must in Islam, its the Sixth Article of Faith, without believing in it ones faith is incomplete. It is clearly stated in Hadith Jibreel: “............ `Faith is to believe in Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the Last Day, and to believe in Al_Qadar (the divine will and decree), both good and bad .`…….” Musnad Ahmad 367, 368 Book 2, Hadith 270 Al_Qadar For the predestination, word used in Quran and Hadith is Al_Qadar its literal meanings are measuring out, aiming, calculating, preparing, being able, and having power. So Al_Qadar generally means Something which is pre measured e.g. lifespan of humans etc. Al_Qadar is translated into predestination in English language. Predestination was the first issue which aroused in Islamic history and caused early sectarianism. Qadarites , one of the early theologians of Islam , were the ones who believed that humans have absolute free will and Allah SWT has