Qadariyah
or Qa·da·ri·ya
[ kah-duh-ree-yuh ]
/ ˌkɑ dəˈri yə /
noun Islam. (in classical thought)
the group who defended free will against the doctrine of predestination.
Origin of Qadariyah
< Arabic
qadariyyah, derivative of
qadarī Qadarite (equivalent to
qadar fate +
-ī suffix of appurtenance)