Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra: An Analysis of the al-hikmah al-'arshiyyah

by Moris,Zailan

• ISBN13: 9780700715022
• ISBN10: 0700715029
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-11
• Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon

Summary

This book examines and analyses the legitimacy of the widely held claim that Mulla Sadra's philosophy (al-hikmah al-muta'aliyyah) is a synthesis of principles and doctrines drawn from revelation (wahy), gnosis ('irfan/ma'rifah) and discursive philosophy (al-hikmahal-bahthiyyah). In Mulla Sadra's view, these three major sources of knowledge can be brought together without contradiction and accorded their respective roles in the human quest for true and certain knowledge.This book discusses and demonstrates how Mulla Sadra achieves this synthesis as contained in and exemplified by his text,al-Hikmah al-'arshiyyahorWisdom from the Divine Throne. An evaluation on whether or not Mulla Sadra's synthesis is successful is also undertaken. The criteria used for the evaluation are the internal coherence of his ideas, their conformity to Islamic teachings and impact on Islamic thinkers after him.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(14)
1 Knowledge ('Ilm) in Islam: A General Background for Understanding Mulla Sadra's Epistemological Views	15	(18)
The Fundamental Principles of Islam	16	(3)
The Emphasis on Knowledge ('ilm) in the Quran and Hadith	19	(3)
The Hierachical Structure of Reality	22	(5)
The Traditional Islamic Educational (Madrasah) System	27	(6)
2 Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Quran and Hadith and in Subsequent Islamic Thought before Mulla Sadra	33	(34)
Revelation (wahy) and Intellect (al-'aql) in the Quran and hadith	33	(5)
Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Mashsha'i (Peripatetic) and Ishragi (Illuminationist) Schools of Islamic Philosophy	38	(13)
Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Perspective of the Sufis	51	(16)
3 The Life and Works of Mulla Sadra	67	(18)
The Life of Mulla Sadra	69	(6)
The Works of Mulla Sadra	75	(10)
4 Does There Exist a Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra?	85	(52)
The Transcendent Philosophy or al-Hikmah al-muta'aliyah of Mulla Sadra	85	(3)
The Ontological Primacy (asalah), Unity (wahdah) and Gradation (tashkik) of Being (wújud)	88	(7)
Transubstantial Motion (al-harakah al jawhariyyah)	95	(4)
The Unity (al-ittihad) of the Knower (al-'aqil) and the Known (al-ma'qul)	99	(6)
The Catharsis (tajrid) and Independence of the Imaginative Faculty	105	(11)
Does There Exist a Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy?	116	(21)
5 How Does Mulla Sadra Synthesize the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason in his Philosophy?	137	(36)
Metaphysics	138	(16)
Eschatology	154	(11)
An Analysis of Mulla Sadra's Method of Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Intellectual Intuition and Reason	165	(8)
6 Is Mulla Sadra Successful in his Synthesizing Effort?	173	(34)
An Evaluation of Mulla Sadra's Synthesis of the Three Sources of Knowledge	174	(10)
An Evaluation of Mulla Sadra's Synthesis of the Truth Claims of Revelation, Gnosis and Discursive Philosophy	184	(10)
The Impact and Influence of Mulla Sadra's Philosophy on Subsequent Islamic Philosophers	194	(13)
Afterword	207	(6)
Bibliography	213	(6)
Index	219