al-Asfar al-Arba‘a

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al-Asfar al-Arba‘a is Mulla Sadra’s monumental philosophical work that systematically presents his transcendent theosophy, integrating metaphysics, theology, and mysticism.

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instanceOf Islamic philosophical text
philosophical work
author Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED
Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi NERFINISHED
century 17th century
describedAs Mulla Sadra’s magnum opus
hasPart first journey
fourth journey
second journey
third journey
influencedBy Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED
Ibn Sina NERFINISHED
Illuminationist philosophy NERFINISHED
Peripatetic philosophy NERFINISHED
Sufism NERFINISHED
Suhrawardi NERFINISHED
integrates Qur’anic exegesis
metaphysics
mysticism
philosophical reasoning
theology
keyConcept gradation of existence
primacy of existence
relation between reason and revelation
substantial motion
unity of intellect and intelligible
language Arabic
mainSubject epistemology
eschatology
metaphysics
mysticism
ontology
psychology of the soul
theology
transcendent theosophy
period Safavid era NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool al-hikma al-muta‘aliya NERFINISHED
transcendent philosophy
region Iran NERFINISHED
religiousContext Islam
Twelver Shi‘ism NERFINISHED
scope systematic presentation of transcendent theosophy
structure four journeys
titleTranslation The Four Journeys NERFINISHED
The Four Spiritual Journeys NERFINISHED
tradition Illuminationist philosophy
Islamic philosophy
Peripatetic philosophy
Shi‘i philosophy
Sufi metaphysics

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Mulla Sadra notableWork al-Asfar al-Arba‘a