The Meaning of Will and Desire, and the Difference Between Them

Question:
This questioner, Ahmad Khalid, asks: What is the meaning of divine will according to the people of the Sunnah and the community, what is the meaning of desire, and what is the difference between them?

Answer:
Will is an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), one of His attributes, and it is of two types: cosmic will and religious-legislative will. Cosmic will is that by which Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commands the creation of beings and the formation of entities, , and this must necessarily occur. Religious-legislative will is what Allah prescribes for His servants in terms of acts of worship, such as prayer, fasting, and others. Thus, Allah willed that they perform these acts of worship with a religious-legislative will that He legislated for them. And Allah wills to turn you in repentance, and He wills that those who follow desires should incline you with a great inclination . This is religious-legislative will. Desire corresponds to or is synonymous with cosmic will; there is no religious-legislative desire. Rather, there is only one desire, which is the cosmic desire that is synonymous with cosmic will. Yes.