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He then walked to the field of death, along with the virtuous men of his household, to deliver the
best lessons of willpower, hard belief, and sacrifice for God’s sake to the world entirely.
Man’s value lies in his willpower, without which humanity is lost. A French philosopher says,
“Nothing is more sticking to man’s personality than will.”
Willpower influences completely man’s composition and immortality. The weak‐willed can never
achieve any individual or social aim. Emerson says, “Willpower is the secret of success which is the
goal of existence. The willpower of the famous personalities, such as Napoleon, Crenate and
Alexander, was the reason beyond their immortality. Other personalities were known of their
situations of humiliation because of their hesitation and ill self‐determination. It is impossible to
participate in the life conflict and expect triumph without the possession of willpower.”[1] It is an
aspect of independent personality that contributes in making the human history and ignores
impossibility. Napoleon answered, when he was told of the existence of the Alps in his way,
“There will not be Alps there.” The worst words Napoleon hated to hear were ‘Impossible’ and ‘I
cannot.’
It is worthy mentioning in this regard that Islam has specified willpower and giant self‐
determination as terms of selecting the rulers. The weak‐willed are prevented from managing
Muslims’ affairs since they may cause dangers, vanish the prestige of leadership, and cause
mutiny and disobedience.
Lack of willpower:
Individuals that lack willpower will surely waste their personalities and their fancies will
overcome. They will surely yield to their lusts and fling in lowly fields of vices such as consuming
intoxicants, gambling, and committing all of the colors of sins. They will also relinquish to laziness
and sloth that result in many problems and calamities.
Maturity of willpower:
Ethicists affirm that the treatment of the lack of willpower is the commitment to hard and
arduous works that empower and help in overcoming the difficulties. Within the factors that
increase the willpower is the exertion of all efforts. Hence, we should never show any delinquency
in any duty that we should act. Islam has also called for this quality. God says:
And if you determine, rely upon God.
As well, considering the deeds of the great men of history is a means of arousing willpower, since
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