al-Hikma al-muta‘aliya fi-l-asfar al-‘aqliyya al-arba‘a

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al-Hikma al-muta‘aliya fi-l-asfar al-‘aqliyya al-arba‘a is Mulla Sadra’s monumental philosophical work that systematizes his transcendent theosophy, integrating Islamic theology, Peripatetic philosophy, Illuminationism, and mysticism.

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instanceOf Islamic philosophical text
philosophical work
author Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED
centralDoctrine gradation of existence (tashkik al-wujud) NERFINISHED
primacy of existence (asalat al-wujud)
substantial motion (al-haraka al-jawhariyya) NERFINISHED
unity of the intellect and the intelligible
centuryOfComposition 17th century
coversTopic cosmology
epistemology
ontology
psychology of the soul
theology
describedAs Mulla Sadra’s magnum opus
systematization of transcendent theosophy
field Islamic philosophy
theosophy
hasForm multi-volume work
influenced contemporary Shia philosophical theology
later Iranian philosophers
influencedBy Ibn Arabi NERFINISHED
Ibn Sina (Avicenna) NERFINISHED
Islamic kalam tradition NERFINISHED
Suhrawardi NERFINISHED
integratesTradition Illuminationist philosophy (Ishraqi) NERFINISHED
Islamic mysticism (Sufism)
Islamic theology (kalam)
Peripatetic philosophy
journeyTheme journey from God back to creation
journey from creation to God
journey in God with God
journey in creation with God
language Arabic
mainSubject Islamic metaphysics
transcendent theosophy NERFINISHED
philosophicalSchool Transcendent Theosophy (al-hikma al-muta‘aliya) NERFINISHED
regionOfInfluence Safavid Iran NERFINISHED
relatedConcept existential monism
knowledge by presence (al-‘ilm al-huduri)
substantial motion of the soul
shortTitle al-Asfar NERFINISHED
al-Asfar al-arba‘a NERFINISHED
structureBasedOn four journeys (asfar arba‘a) NERFINISHED
studiedIn seminaries of Najaf
seminaries of Qom NERFINISHED
titleTranslation The Transcendent Wisdom Concerning the Four Intellectual Journeys NERFINISHED
tradition Shia Islamic philosophy

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Mulla Sadra notableWork al-Hikma al-muta‘aliya fi-l-asfar al-‘aqliyya al-arba‘a