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Doesn't reconciling "What Allah wills, comes to be, and what He does not will, does not come to be" with Allah's saying, "Allah intends ease for you and does not intend hardship for you," and Allah's intention for us to perform acts of obedience and avoid evil deeds, require clarification?

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The answer becomes clear by distinguishing between the universal-predeterministic will and the religious-legislative will. The universal-predeterministic will is bound to occur, and it may involve what Allah loves or what He dislikes. This aligns with our saying, "What Allah wills, comes to be, and what He does not will, does not come to be." As for the religious-legislative will, it only involves what Allah loves, and it may or may not occur. The meaning of the verse is that Allah does not will difficulty for you, meaning He does not love it. However, if difficulty occurs, it occurs universally and by predetermination due to a wisdom known to Him. Allah's intent is for you to perform acts of obedience and abandon evil deeds, meaning He loves that. The occurrence of evil deeds, however, is by His universal-predeterministic will.

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