Comparative Study of the Verses of Unity of Divine Acts in the Interpretations of the Two Sects

Unity of Divine Acts : It is believed that everything that happens in the world, even the actions of other beings, is the action of God. According to the unity of Divine acts, every action from every being is done by the power and will of God. Muslim scholars have given rational and Qur’anic reasons for the unity of Divine acts. Among them are the verses in which God is introduced as the Creator of all things. Due to their school of thought, the commentators are either compulsive (Jabri), delegated (Tafvizi) or Shiite, so they have various opinions in interpreting the verses of unity of Divine acts, which should be examined. The Ash’arites, considering the unity of Divine acts, do not consider man as an independent being. The Mu’tazilites accept the unity of Divine acts but do not consider the voluntary actions of man as the act of God and attribute them only to man himself. Imami Shiites consider both views to be incorrect and believe that the unity of Divine acts is not incompatible with human free will. They consider the voluntary actions of man in line with the action of God and attribute them to both God and man. Monotheism in creation and monotheism in Lordship are the types of unity of Divine acts and reliance on God and monotheism in worship are the effects of unity of Divine acts.