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When combined into one expression, these two words have the overall meaning of the Decree of God, both the eternal Decree (the most frequent meaning of ḳaḍāʾ) and the Decree given existence in time (the most frequent sense of ḳadar). Other translations are possible: for example, ḳaḍāʾ, predetermination (usually eternal but according to some schools operating within time); ḳadar, decree (usually operating within time but according to some schools eternal) or fate, destiny, in the sense of determined or fixed. It is also possible to use ḳaḍāʾ alone for Decree in its broadest sense and define ḳadar more precisely as existential determination. The expression combining them is in general use and has become a kind of binary technical term of ʿilm al-kalām .
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