Fakhr al-Din al-Râzî's understanding of kaza and fate

The issue of kaza and fate has an important place in Islam. From the first period of Islam, dissidences have occurred around this issue. Some of the opinions around this issue have over-glorified the human, while some have considered human as completely dysfunctional. Ahl al-Sunnah School, which try to strike a balance between these two opinions, assessed human as free in the context of the responsibilities and accepted as incapable in the face of the might and wisdom of Allah. Fakhr al-Din al-Râzî, who is denominational to Ash'ari school of Ahl al-Sunnah sect and wrote an independent work on this subject, have also taken into consideration the issue of fate seriously. al-Râzî, who are seen as one of the most important representatives of Philosophic Theology period by many people, support his views on this issue by rational and transit evidences. He used rational evidences on this subject greatly. He reflected kaza and fate understanding of Ash'ariyya, of which he is a member, into his works. He tended to use Cebir wording instead of kesb concept, different from Ash'ariyya scholars. His assessment on the issue of kaza and fate can be summarized briefly as "forced man who looks free". In other words, people are weak and helpless in the face of Allah, whereas they are the active and effective in the context of choice and responsibility. But, in his books issues related to Allah's infinite knowledge and power are emphasized strongly while wordings related to man's liability are a bit weak. Key Words :al-Râzî, Kaza, Fate, act, will, wisdom