Qadr (Pre-destination)

Someone asked an old man, " what is pre-destination? and if whatever we do is pre-destined then why should be do any action, why would we be punished or rewarded. "

The old man replied, Pre-destination has two aspects, i.e Does Allah Almighty know what we will do next ? this doesn't directly concern us, the other aspect is what is Qadr?

For the first part, Everyone knows that the Creator/Rub/Allah SWT is unlike His creation, therefore He (Subhanahu Wa T'allah) is beyond the limitations of time and space. which simply means he is not bound by time or space, therefore for him past, present or future are all the same because he is beyond time. So He SWT knows what you will do next. There is nothing hidden from him.

The second part is what really concerns us. Qadr means in one meaning as property or Sift. So you see the blade has the property that it cuts, the pen has the property that it writes, the lamp has the property that it gives light so on and so forth. However, does the property of the blade i.e cutting force you to Kill someone. or the property of the pen force you to slander someone. Similarly if someone abuses you, threatens you or beats you doesnot force you to abandon whatever you were doing, or a naked woman doesnot force you to commit Zina. It is YOU who decide what to do, SO IT IS YOU WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. Hence the inaction and action is what you decide and this is what is the reality of predestination.