according to mulla sadra in his famous work, al-asfar , god’s pre-knowledge is a set of epistemic forms which are (1) inseparable from his essence, (2) uncreated, (3) beyond the universe, (4) devoid of real possibility, (5) eternal per se, and (6) extant by his extance. tabatabayi in nihayat al-hilmah believes that the term, “inseparable”, in (1) does not mean “out of essence”; otherwise, (1) w...

the eternity of al-nafs al-juziyah (finite self) is one of the most complicated philosophical issues. in some of his works, mulla sadra firmly pointed out the eternity of finite self; he similarly has specified the created-ness of the bodily soul; however, the former and the latter are apparently contradictory. the main objective of the present study is to indicate that according to the mystica...

priority of the soul to the body is one of the issues in the studies on the soul concept, long being the subject of debate and contest by islamic scholars. in addition, many narratives of infallible imams have been quoted on this topic. mulla sadra shirazi has been of a specific view on this issue. he has rejected the priority of the soul to the body in terms of multiplicity and disjunction and...

abstractreincarnation is one of the widespread issues which are under consideration in various and especially non- abrahamic religions. one disputable matter in islam is metamorphosis. explaining the issue and answering the related questions according to the different intellectual principles, and the correct understanding or the wrong perception of metamorphosis have all caused the emergence of...

aesthetics, nowadays, is regarded as a branch of philosophy which studies  beauty and art. this research is about aesthetics from mulla sadra's viewpoint. in the works of this philosopher, beauty in general means  possessing all the good properties. the special definition of beauty, which includes only sensible objects, is possessing the factors of order, good combination, moderation, and ...