Divine Knowledge

The Preserved Tablet, in Islamic theology the divine record in which Allah's knowledge and decrees are inscribed. Named in the Qur'an and elaborated in the hadith literature, it bears on divine omniscience, predestination and the nature of revelation.

Predestination (Qadar) is the sixth article of Islamic faith, encompassing divine foreknowledge, the divine decree, and the relationship between God's sovereignty and human responsibility. It drove major early theological debates, producing the Ash'ari and Maturidi Sunni schools.