Thou hadst asked about fate, predestination and will. Fate
and predestination consist in the necessary and indispensable relationships
which exist in the realities of things. These relationships have been placed in
the realities of existent beings through the power of creation and every
incident is a consequence of the necessary relationship. For example, God hath
created a relation between the sun and the terrestrial globe that the rays of
the sun should shine and the soil should yield. These relationships constitute
predestination, and the manifestation thereof in the plane of existence is
fate. Will is that active force which controlleth these relationships and these
incidents. Such is the epitome of the explanation of fate and predestination. I
have no time for a detailed explanation. Ponder over this; the reality of fate,
predestination and will shall be made manifest.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from
the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
