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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 167
-and a description for the human being and his gain, in other
words it is created with ability that is his description.
While movement is related to another description called ability,
and for this reason it is considered a gain.
So, how could they be the result of complete compulsion when
the difference between the voluntary actions and the involuntary
reflexes is instinctively comprehended by man? Or, how
could they be a creation of man when he does not know the different
parts of acquired actions and their numbers?
Thus when the two extreme positions are disproved, there remains
nothing except the middle position which asserts that they
are voluntary through the Ability of Allah by invention and
words it is created with ability that is his description.
While movement is related to another description called ability,
and for this reason it is considered a gain.
So, how could they be the result of complete compulsion when
the difference between the voluntary actions and the involuntary
reflexes is instinctively comprehended by man? Or, how
could they be a creation of man when he does not know the different
parts of acquired actions and their numbers?
Thus when the two extreme positions are disproved, there remains
nothing except the middle position which asserts that they
are voluntary through the Ability of Allah by invention and