What is the reason for the extreme Qadariyyah’s denial of Allah’s prior knowledge?
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The questioner : The extreme Qadariyyah denied the prior knowledge of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), meaning that He does not know... until it happens. Why did they deny it?
The Shaykh : Because the Qadariyyah say that the human being is completely independent in his actions. For this reason, they are called the Majus of this Ummah, because they made two creators for events: the events that Allah created and the events that the servant created. They say that the connection of Allah’s knowledge to the servant’s action is like the connection of Zayd’s knowledge to 'Amr’s action.
The Shaykh : Because the Qadariyyah say that the human being is completely independent in his actions. For this reason, they are called the Majus of this Ummah, because they made two creators for events: the events that Allah created and the events that the servant created. They say that the connection of Allah’s knowledge to the servant’s action is like the connection of Zayd’s knowledge to 'Amr’s action.