Review of the Ultimate Goal of Human and its Obstacles in the Holy Quran based on Mulla Sadra’s Perspective

Abstract

Based on Sadraei’s Hikmah (rationale), the human being is a traveler whose destination and the Almighty God sets the path of perfection, and he has granted him the facilities, talent, will, and option to pass through the path of perfection and prosperity by his good choice and will, and reach the happiness and closeness to God. Alternatively, he can step on the path of mischief and misguidance by his bad choice.

The role of a human is a dynamic and moving essence that is moving from the potential to the action, and every action of him intensifies his inner essence, and he passes through a path and reaches perfection. Now, this perfection and intensification can be either in the way of becoming angelical or satanic or becoming wild or predatory.

Therefore, perfection is inevitable for different sensual forms. The man needs to step on the path of closeness to God by developing his talents and becoming angelical. Therefore, the man is initially generic with the individuals being its types, but ultimately, he is a kind with different creatures.