Well, just as in Christianity, there has been a considerable debate within Islam regarding determinism vs. free will. There is consensus among Muslims that Allah is in control of everything (Qadr) , as well as a consensus that human beings are responsible for our actions in life (which implies that we have agency) and will be rewarded or punished accordingly on the day of judgement (Yawm mi'din). Some Muslims, such as the more traditional Asharis, would say that causation is an illusion and that the only cause is God. They would argue that creation is continuously being created and recreated, and that while we think we can cause things to happen, it is only through God that anything happens. There's an interesting video of a lecture by Hamza Yusuf which talks about this:
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Thanks for sharing that. It's interesting to me how some Muslims have reached the same conclusions about these things as many Christians do, only for different reasons. This is a good example of provenient grace.
Well, the three religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all stem from the same Abrahamic and indeed Adamic truths about the nature of God and life. While there are major points of contention between each faith, Ive always found theres more we agree on than we disagree on.