An anlysis of human will in muslim philosophers and theologians

One of the most important characteristics of human is free will. The most of intellectuals have no doubt on existence of this characteristic in human being; and regard it as an evident issue, but they disagree about its definition and the nature. According to the importance of free will as starting point of any action, it is necessary that its definition, causes, and the factors effective in its formation are known.In fact, on the basis of what definition of will is regarded, human view in different spheres of the humanities is molded specifically. Some account free will a kind of comprehension, and the others, of kind of passion and desire, and another group, something except knowledge and desire and define it negatively in fact. These disagreements influence their views about different topics such as moral science, epistemology, social science, political science, and etc.In this essay, I intend to express the various philosophical and theological views on the definition of human will in order to consider the position of will in formation process of will action, and select an appropriate definition among them.