The initial attempts of Satan will be to tempt the momin to commit unsavory things (makroohaat). Then he will open the way of the minor sins (gunahaan e Saghira) to the person. He puts into the mind of the person that the sins he was committing were very trivial and thus encourages him to inadvertently commit major sins (Gunahaan e Kabira). The man himself thinks that he was committing minor sins, which thought is itself a major sin. ( The books wirtten by Ayatollah Dast e Ghaib, "Gunahaat e Kabira" and " Qalb e Saleem" cover this subject at great length.) Satan them persuades the person to commit major sins as a habit. In this way he overwhelms the heart and the spirit of the person. He attacks the momin's faith and puts him in severe doubts and fears. Thus Satan makes him his helpless prey. He doesn't keep the person capable of comprehending that he is the victim of Satan's plot.

Only the people of taqwa (piety), with their effective defences, can save themselves from the maneuvers of Satan. The poor ignorant person cannot meet the onslaught of Satan.