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1 Mulla Sadra's Life, works, and Philosophy
BY: Ayatollah Sayyid
Muhammad Khanienei
Translated
by: Dr.R.Khoii.
• Abstracts: 3 The Features of Effusion Existential
Activity in Mulla Sadra's
Transcendent Theosophy 4 Mulla Sadra's Systemic Netwok of
Ontology and its Imapacts on Modern Physics 5 The Value of Sense
Perception 5 The theory of Correspondence 6 Suhrawardi's
Innovations Concerning the Theory of "Emanation" 6 The Faculties of Internal Perception in Ibn Sina and Mulla
Sadra 7 Some
Deliberations on the Issue of Universals in Mnlla Sadra
Mulla Sadra's Life, works, and Philosophy
Prof.S.M, Khamenei At
the close of the book of Mulla Sadra's
life, the first book of his biography conies to an end, and now it is time to review
his spiritual life. To
consider the few decades of bodily life as real life originates from
shortsightedness and the defects of unscientific cosmology which is also given
the names of sensantionalism, empiricism, and
positivism. Worldly
life is only a trivial part of man's life. According to the Holy Quran, the real life starts after death and at the
so-called stage of the Hereafter (akhirat), "Lo!
the home ot hereafter - that
is life..." (the Holy Quran;
29: 64). Our
rich mystical literature introduces death as rebirth and real life. There is a
sentence stating: "I will turn to that which cannot be imagined." It
is also said that the character of highly elevated wen
who are alive in the light of their love for God will
be better known after their death. Therefore, we should consider this book and
what comes after it, not what was written and told before, as representing the
main life story of Mulla Sadra,
since his real life passed and still goes on in people's hearts and memories.
In this regard, Hafiz says: "Never dies one whose heart is alive because of
love; "Our eternity is recorded in the book of the
world." After
the apparent and corporeal death of Mulla Sadra in One
needs sharp eyes and a high level of intelligence to be able to know the people
of God during their life and to see their real faces beyond the dust of their
own pride, selfishness, and suspicions. That is why those men who, in spite of
their apparant presene, are
not seen and are hidden from the eyes of strangers should be given the name of
"invisible men". People's
regrets and sorrows after the apparant death of great
men indicate the fallacy of their assumptions during their life time, and also
the reality of the above - mentioned points after their death. Our
wise sage, Sadr al-Muta'allihin
wa'l Mutikamilin, lived and
died in this way, too, since his living was like death and his death was like
living. As the saying goes: "The time he was drudging was considered as his
life." That
is why the humble writer of this book decided to write the biography of this
great sage. However, this is the story of a life which has not come to an end even
after about 600 years and will continue for ever to the Ressurection
day. In
order to compose the story of Mulla Sadra's eternal life, it is first necessary to review the
short history of his corporeal life once more in brief. A chronicle of his life
is also presented below for more convenience (as mentioned in the first volume
of this book and according to Mulla Sadra's writings, his birth date was between 979 to 980
A.H., 1572 AD, and his death was, according a widespread belief, in 1050 A.H.,
1632 AD). Neither
is Man a material being to perish with the annihilation of his matter or body
nor are his real and spiritual interests so that his death causes his absolute
separation from the world. One's children and Family guarantee the continuity of his generation, and his good name and good works and deeds determine the presence of his name and identity in the society and history. The ways one has served the society and also his connections with prominent social institutions provide a link between his real being and the society. The character of such a person will become a part of the history of every nation, and the ancient history of the world will devote one page of its memorandum to his life and his name will be recorded there for ever.
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