A research on the relationship between different perceptions of fate and imaginations of Allah as a style of attiribution

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between different perceptions of fate and the imagination of God. In this framework, the study consists of two parts: theoretical and empirical. In the first part, the theoretical substructure of the subject was formed by making a conceptual analysis of the subject. In the second part, the data obtained from the empirical research are analyzed and evaluated. The study was designed according to the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 747 participants, 444 women (59.4%) and 303 men (40.6%) between the ages of 25-65, selected by convenient sampling method. Personal information form, "Different Perceptions of Fate Scale" and "God Imagination Scale" were used in the study. As a result of the study, significant relationships were found between different perceptions of fate and God imagination. According to the data obtained, there is a significant positive relationship between Ahl al-Sunnah perception of fate and balanced and love-oriented God imagination scores, and a significant negative relationship between indifferent and fear-punishment-oriented God imagination scores. There is a significant positive correlation between algebraic perception of fate and fear-punishment and love-oriented God imagination scores. There is a significant positive relationship between Mutazilite perception of fate and indifferent God imagination scores, and a significant negative relationship between balanced and love-oriented God imagination scores.