Free will and consciousness

Raised in a question about how to reconcile divine hardening with human free will; the speaker answered by focusing on the 'strong delusion' language in the chapter.

Quoted to explain that God gives people over to deception after they refuse the truth, as part of answering a free-will objection and showing the delusion is judicial.

This verse was cited in the predestination discussion to argue that what is 'predestined' is the inheritance prepared for believers, not an arbitrary selection forcing some to b...

Quoted to argue that no soul believes except by Allah's permission, as evidence against libertarian free will in Islam.

Cited as evidence that human willing is subordinate to Allah's willing, in a discussion about whether Islam teaches real free will.

Brought in as a parallel example of God giving people over to their own rebellion, reinforcing the explanation of 2 Thessalonians on judgment and hardening.