The Origin of Virtues and Vices in the View of Allamah Tabatabai

The ethics and self-purification have always been one of the concerns of human beings. Life is meaningless without moral virtues. In fact, moral virtues determine the human perfections and give meaning to human life. But the realization of this ambitious goal will not be possible without finding the true source for virtues. Because, discussing the absolute and effective virtues on human happiness is only based on the existence of a real origin for virtues. Hence, the most ethical schools have always been struggling to provide a real source for virtues to realize the human happiness. To find the true source for moral virtues, we must carefully determine the true perfection of mankind. According to Allameh Tabatabai's point of view, the true perfection of mankind is the attainment to monotheism in its various stages. Using a descriptive method this research seeks to demonstrate that the mother and the source of all moral virtues is monotheism from the point of view of Allamah Tabatabai.