Qadariya again

This is a continuation of an old post.

The doctrine of al Kalam fi al-Qadar - Major concept in the Qadariya sect

The Beginnings of Kalam - from wikipedia [1]

Though nothing definite can be said about the beginnings of 'ilm al-kalam among Muslims, what is certain is that discussion of some of the problems of kalam, such as the issue of predestination (jabr) and free will (ikhtiyar), and that of Divine Justice, became current among Muslims during the first half of the second century of Hijrah. Perhaps the first formal centre of such discussions was the circle of al-Hasan al-Basri (d. 110/728-29).

Briefly, the Qadariya believes that evil and ethically bad things exist in the world not through divine agency but through human agency and other causes. For the Qadariya, God is removed from doing ethically bad and evil acts. [2]


Umayad Opposition to the above doctrine

Caliph 'Abd al-Malik (date: 685-705) and his immediate successors had condemned the doctrine of al-kalam fi 1-qadar because the doctrine was a theological critique of Umayyad rule. [2]

Evidence from the the Quran to support this belief
Chapter 4: Verse 123

Paradise is not [obtained] by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allah a protector or a helper.

References
[1] Wikipedia - Predestination in Islam
[2] Martin, Richard C, Woodward, Mark R and Atmaja, Dwi S. 1997. Defenders of Reason In Islam: Mu'tazilism and Rational Theology from Medieval School to Modern Symbol. Oneworld Oxford. Preface. ISBN 978-1851681471