God in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy

Kheradnameh Sadra Quarterly 41 (unknown)
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One of the issues that is greatly influenced by Mulla Sadra's theory of being is the demonstration of the Truth and the discussion of His Names and Attributes. This issue has assumed a completely new color in his philosophical system. God is the main focus of religious teachings, and religions are based upon believing in God's being. The main problem before the seeker of the truth is whether there is a God or not. His primary task here is to provide a correct answer to this question. A positive or negative response will not only transform man's view of the outside world but also grant a different meaning to man himself.In Mulla Sadra's view, the divine knowledge s the noblest and most valuable of all philosophical types of knowledge and without which man's real perfection is impossible. He believes that seeking proximity this perfection is only possible in the light of to God. He also maintains that this proximity is not possible unless one obtains the knowledge of God. In all his philosophical books, Mulla Sadra considers the knowledge of God's existence as wisdom and, introduces it as the basis of man's real prosperity and happiness. For him, the knowledge of God is the main purpose of all philosophies. Therefore, man has the duty to know Him as much as his human abilities allow him and try to assimilate to him Mulla Sadra holds that rational knowledge of God is possible and adduces several arguments to demonstrate His Existence. He also believes in a kind of unveiling and gonstic intuition.The main purposes of this paper are to explain and analyze this theory, to explore its historical and religions-philosophical origins, and to emphasize that mulla Sadra, as the founder of the Transcendent Philosophy, follows a particular approach of this own to religion.

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