The Impediments to Self-purification: A Review

Abstract

Allah Ta’ala, the creator of the world, created humans as the best creatures in the best creation and gave them freedom of will and action. Man can, if he wishes, keep the creator's creative intention intact by positioning in the seat of the best creature in creation, but if he wishes, he can lower himself to the lowest level. He completely keeps up freedom of will and freedom of action. In this case, action selection is its main driving force. A general man by properly following the path of his God (Allah) can appoint himself to a higher position than the innocent angels. On the other hand, he turns himself into the worst creature in creation like a cursed devils. It is only possible for a Muslim who strictly follows the principles of Islam with a holy soul to find the path of Allah and achieve success. Therefore, it is an essential duty of every Muslim, who strictly follows the principles of Islam, to free themselves from all self-destructive activities. Undoubtedly actual performance of these duties opens the way to self-purification. As a result, he has a pure soul achieves the satisfaction of the Almighty Allah, and owns the highly expected paradise. Besides the root of this success is complete self-purification from all evil deeds and actions. Therefore, it is absolutely essential to make every effort to overcome the obstacles of self-purification identified in the light of the Quran- Hadith.