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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 149
from Him by Himself before or after the time in which it has
proceeded.
And it suits His Power both the two opposites and the two times
in the same way. Therefore, it is necessary that there should
be a Will which directs His Power to one of the two possibilities.
And if Knowledge would, in specifying the known thing, render
the Will needless, so that it could be said that a thing has
come into being at a time when its existence had already been
known (this is not the case otherwise), it would be possible
for knowledge to render power needless, so that it could
be said that a thing has come into being without Power (which
is not the case), but simply because its existence has already
proceeded.
And it suits His Power both the two opposites and the two times
in the same way. Therefore, it is necessary that there should
be a Will which directs His Power to one of the two possibilities.
And if Knowledge would, in specifying the known thing, render
the Will needless, so that it could be said that a thing has
come into being at a time when its existence had already been
known (this is not the case otherwise), it would be possible
for knowledge to render power needless, so that it could
be said that a thing has come into being without Power (which
is not the case), but simply because its existence has already