One of the most controversial issues for the followers of great religions has been the scope of man's determinism and choice with regard to the will of God, the creator of the universe. The Islamic sects of Mu'tazeleh, Zeidieh, Ismai'lieh, Imamieh, Matridieh, 'Asha'ereh, and Jabrieh hav assumed the most an the least amount of determinism for man respectively. In the light of Hakim Sanai's poem...

The problem of Destiny and Predestination and, following it, determinism because of its complicated nature has always been misused in different ways. As is understood by Amavid texts including letters and speeches clearly, determinism has been a common idea in their age. The paper deals with the problem with regard to the part by Amavid rulers and considers some Amavid caliphates` speeches in i...