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This study is about the role of human willpower in the emergence of actions accor- ding to Abu Mansur al-Ma- turidi. In the study his unique approach to and different style of interpretation of the subject matter is examined. Thanks to his original perspe- ctive related to the matter of willpower, he could explain its logical aspect for Allah and for human. He related the emergence of actions to Allah on the one hand, and to human on the other hand. People are made liable as the addressee of certain di- vine orders and prohibitions because Allah has provided them with willpower in their actions. The understanding that the true creator of peop- le’s actions is Allah reveals how much share He has in the matter of willpower. People’s actions are related to Allah in terms of their existence, and to themselves alone in terms of doing them or causing them to emerge. Allah has created people with the ability so that they could distinguish between good and evil, and understand what a nice beha- vior and unpleasant behavior is. The issue of willpower within human responsibility has an important place among creed-related schools. Creed-related schools generally acknowledge the existence of willpower; however, they differ in opinion about its evaluation.

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