History of Islamic Philosophy

History of Islamic Philosophy

A Comparative Study of Suhrawardi's Illuminationist philosophy and Husserl's phenomenology

Articles in Press

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Ahmad Hosseini 1
Zahra Sarbaz 2
1 Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
2 M.A. of Islamic Philosophy, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
10.22034/hpi.2025.551552.1178
Abstract
Sohravardi's illumination wisdom and the phenomenological tradition as Founding by Husserl are two different philosophies that belong to two separate historical traditions. However, due to the undeniable similarities in the thought of these two philosophers, we can better understand Sohrawardi's illumination wisdom in the light of Husserl's philosophy and present a new reading of it, because both philosophers faced a similar philosophical crisis and In order to pass through it, they find consciousness as a support point. Both Husserl and Suhrvardi introduce intuition as the basis of consciousness. Of course, the function and position of intuition in the thought of these two philosophers is completely different. Another topic that is important in the thought of Husserl and Sehvardi is the return to things themselves. Of course, in Husserl this means a direct encounter with the objects themselves in our consciousness, but in Suhravardi's thought, direct observation of objects in the world of Form and imagination is separate.
Keywords
Counsciousness
Manifestation
Intuition
Illumination
Phenomenology
Husserl
Sight

Subjects

History of Islamic Philosophy

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 06 December 2025

  • Receive Date 06 October 2025
  • Revise Date 06 December 2025
  • Accept Date 06 December 2025