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− life apart from the common people. They claim that man has no control over anything. Everything is predetermined. As such, all that happens is the unfolding of the grand plan of destiny, known only to God. The other view is that of free choice, with destiny playing practically no role in whatever man decides and executes. . . . . . Destiny has many categories, each playing a distinct role in their respective sphere of operation, working simultaneously. The laws of nature reign supreme, and none is above the influence of them. This is the general plan of things which can be referred to as the widest concept of destiny. Whoever follows the laws of nature with profound understanding of them, will gain some advantage over others who do not. Such people are always destined to benefit and to shape a better life for themselves. But none of them is predestined to belong to any specific grouping in relation to their being on the right or wrong side of the laws of nature. . . . . . The only law which is predetermined in relation to this destiny, is the unchangeable command that whoever studies nature without prejudices, and permits himself to be led to wherever the laws of nature would lead him, he would tread the path of eternal progress. This is the general and all-pervasive category of destiny which transcends everything, except the laws of destiny relating to religion. . . . . . . There is no evidence to indicate that each man's life is pre-ordained, and that he has no choice or option in choosing between good and bad, right and wrong. The Holy Qur’an − categorically rejects the concept of compulsion, and clearly states that every human being is free to choose between good and evil: ÅÍf»A Ó¯ ÊAj·A Ü ê ö æ é ê ê ä ä æ ê ä Ø la ikraha fiddin − − − There should be no compulsion in religion (2:257) 75