ق-د-ر

Intensive adjective (فَعِيل pattern) from قَدَرَ (to be able). Related: قُدْرَةٌ (power), قَدَرٌ (decree/destiny), مِقْدَارٌ (measure). God is الْقَدِيرُ (The All-Powerful).

This phrase (inna Allāha ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr) appears over 30 times in the Quran, affirming God's unlimited power over all creation.

Masculine noun. Related: قَدَّرَ (to decree/predestine), تَقْدِيرٌ (predestination/measurement), مُقَدَّرٌ (predestined), قُدْرَةٌ (power). Also means 'measure/proportion.'

Belief in qadar (divine decree) is the sixth pillar of Islamic faith. It includes belief that God knows all, has written all, wills all, and creates all - while humans still have meaningful choice.

Form II maṣdar. From قَدَّرَ (to decree/measure). Related: قَدَرٌ (q140, decree), قَدِيرٌ (q080, all-powerful). Also means precise measurement.

Belief in qadar (divine decree) is the sixth pillar of Islamic faith. Everything happens by God's knowledge and will, yet humans have moral agency.