Explanation of Divine All-dominion and Human Free will

The predestination and free will of man is among the controversial problems inreligions and schools of thought. Among Muslims this problem has drawn theattention of mystics as well as philosophers and theologians. Islamic thinkers havedealt with it on basis of Qurʾānic revelations. Some chose the idea of predestination.Others drew to free will. Still another group of thinker found the middle way as trueand justified. The present article is to explain the middle way on the basis ofQurʾānic revelations and supporting arguments from reason and mysticism, showingGod's knowledge and omnipotence, the hallmark of His All-Dominion, are notinconsistent with human freedom. Divine Omniscience and Omnipotence that areground of human will can be reconciled with it and each has its own proper placeand there is no incompatibility among them.