The Role of Fakr Razi’s Theological Presuppositions his Interpretation of the verses about Determinism and Free Will

Abstract: According to the prophetic traditions Interpreting Qur’anic verses based on personal opinions is one of the important points that should be avoided. One of its examples is involving personal theological opinions and principles -which are merely unrevised personal inferences- in interpretation of Quran. Fakhr Razi, according to the Ash'arites, has a deterministic view.  This is quite clear in his theological books, though he tries to deny it. On the other hand, this theological view has had a significant impact on his Interpretation of the verses which are known as the verses of determinism and free Will, to the extent that due to his own personal views he sometimes deliberately ignores the apparent meaning of some verses. This study shows that to what extent Fakhr Razi’s Interpretation of Quranic verses is influenced by his own Deterministic view.