On the Relationship between Free will and Predestinationin Allamah Tabataba”i's View

Believing in man's free will on one side and the divine decree and the predestinationinman's life on the other hand seems contrary or paradoxical. Apparently whether the necessity of the predestinationmust be acknowledged while man's free will is overlooked or man's free will should be considered in the worldwhile any necessities of the existence is opposed. To resolve this conflict, the explanation and analysis of predestination, necessity, principle, and its relationship with theworldof God ( world of Amer) and God's foreknowledge of man's actions and wills on one hand and the meaning of freedom and man' s choice between good or evil as well as the study of human's nature on the other hand seems to be essential and has a fundamental role in gaining an understanding of the aforementioned question.Allameh Tabataba”i adopting an ontological and humanistic approachbelieves that from one perspective, man in the world of material ( world of khalq)by virtue of his free will does good or evil, and by means of his substantial motion, he forms his identity. From another perspective, God in the world of Godrepresenting stability and pure action is aware of the evil and good of human beings but in the destiny of the world he is empowered to act freely. Seemingly, thisstatement is contradictory; however, in the present study the researcher's attemptis to delve into this problem and resolve the apparent contradiction with respect to the works of Allameh Tabataba”i.