The Causes for Committing Sins in the Light of Mulla Sadra's Thoughts

The question of "sin" is closely bound up with man's happiness or misery and with his destiny. From the viewpoint of Mulla Sadra, sin is but rejecting divine prescriptions and proscriptions and it is an obstacle to man's happiness and perfection. Moreover, Mulla Sadra considers sin as an act that darkens the heart and leads man towards sensual pleasures. Mulla Sadra believes that there are different factors inside and outside the existence of man which drive him to commit sins. Among the factors are love of material world, carnal desires, man's ignorance, heart, Satan and blind imitation, but he considers man to be mainly responsible for committing sins, because he has freedom of choice. Hence, man is responsible for all the sins he commits.