The Degree of the Sunni Views' Correspondence on Human Activity with the Issue of "Amr Bayn al-Amrayn"

The activity of man and how it relates to divine will has long been considered by theologians and philosophers. The Sunni theologians have explained the deterministic or Tafwizi (delegator) tendencies within various contexts with different bases. By examining these tendencies, this paper attempts to clarify the extent to which they are consistent with the "Amr bayn al-Amrayn" (lit. the one between the two) theory. However, readings that explicitly support determinism or Tafwiz do not have any analogy with the theory of the "Amr bayn al-Amrayn", but the explanation of some theologians, although emphasizing human activity, either ultimately led to determinism or it remain sterile and unproductive. The interpretation of some of the other Sunni theologians is nothing but contradiction; because on one hand they regard the human act as God's creation and they emphasize that it is not God's action on the other.