Wise theology from Mulla Sadra's perspective and Quran

Baladast, Zahra; Akhlaghi, Marzie; Rezaee, Mahin; Mohammadi, Naser

doi:10.22034/hpi.2025.522326.1151

Wise theology from Mulla Sadra's perspective and Quran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Zahra Baladast ¹

Marzie Akhlaghi ²

Mahin Rezaee ³

Naser Mohammadi ²

¹ PhD student of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Payam Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

² Full Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Payam Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Payam Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/hpi.2025.522326.1151

Abstract

"Wise Knowledge of God" is a title that befits Mulla Sadra's theology, and it is fitting that his theology be called by this name. Based on his philosophical approach (transcendental wisdom), he presents an interpretation of the knowledge of God that is based on the criteria of reason, compatible with discovery and intuition, and in agreement with the Quran. The issue of this research is the knowledge of God from Mulla Sadra's perspective and the influence he receives from the Quran. The method of this research is the analysis of his perspective based on the Quran; the Quran calls for reasoning, speaks of the One God, and the world is His sign. The Quran argues and presents proofs of the knowledge of God - although not classical. Mulla Sadra, based on the foundations of his wisdom, the most important of which is the originality of existence, extracts monotheistic proofs of the knowledge of God from the Quran. In his view, the existence of the Almighty is the only instance of existence, and the world is a ray of the manifestation of His essence. This type of theology is not only rational, but also intuitive and Quranic; rather, the knowledge of God is of the wise type. This thought leads us to believe that knowing God and divine wisdom is a great happiness and great joy; its acquisition determines a person's destiny, and his life is built on the foundation of love, and he is happy.

Keywords

Mulla Sadra

wise theology"

intellect

revelation"

Intuition"

Subjects

The History of Islamic Philosophy

The Holy Quran. (In Arabic)

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