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created human Nafs in such a Mulla Sadra believes that God
way that it has the following Almighty's knowledge of
characteristics and these things causes them to exist.
characteristics in the light of (Ibid, 2007, Vol. 1: 454-455)
attribution to God make man As a result, knowledge is
capable. nothing but existence, and
existence is also the origin of
• The Immateriality and impressions. The difference
Divinity of Nafs between existences is that
Nafs is non-material and since some are stronger and others
immaterial beings can create are weaker, the stronger the
and innovate, therefore Nafs existence, the stronger the
also can create and innovate. impression. (Ibid: 454)
(Mulla Sadra, 1996: 36-37)
He states in Mufatih al- • Simplicity and
Ghayb that man is of divinity Comprehensiveness of
type, and when he can be Nafs
adorned with divine morality Mulla Sadra introduces man
and make himself similar to as the true simple, (Ibid, Vol. 2:
divine principles, he can do 891-892) which has two
things like those principles, as positions: Unity in plurality
molten iron does the work of and plurality in unity. The
fire and has the same unity of Nafs is in the shadow
characteristics. (Ibid, 2016: 474) of the unity of the Almighty
God; and Nafs, like the
• Nafs; Scientific Agent Almighty God, has all kinds
Mulla Sadra believes in a type of perfections despite its unity
of creativity called scientific and simplicity. (Ibid, 1981,
creativity, including all Vol. 6: 378)
sensory, imaginary, and As a result, Mulla Sadra
intellectual perceptions. believes that Almighty God
