Faiz Kashani’s Initiative in His Delineation of Meliorism Theory

The present paper aims at examining the issue of determinism and free will from the perspective of Faiz Kashani. The conclusion is that he is a proponent of the notion of meliorism; however, his delineation is different from the ones provided before him. To explain this theory, he has drawn on an innovative notion entitled "delegation of free will to human beings". Despite his efforts to reject determinism and free will and provide proof for meliorism, he has apparently got very close to the notion of delegation though his view of delegation is different from the ones commonly used, because delegation means man’s independence in his voluntary acts and the denial of God's agency. In contrast, his notion of "delegation of free will to humans" is not incompatible with God's agency; because as God has the authority to force man to do a specific act, He could delegate free will to him. This notion is not only compatible with the generality of divine agency and divine ordination but it does reiterate it.