Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries)
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Tafsir al-Qur’an (Quranic commentaries) refers to Mulla Sadra’s philosophical and mystical exegeses of the Qur’an, in which he applies his transcendent theosophy to interpret scripture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic philosophical work
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Quranic commentary ⓘ Shiʿi theological work ⓘ mystical exegesis ⓘ |
| aim |
integration of mystical unveiling with scriptural exegesis
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philosophical clarification of Quranic doctrines ⓘ |
| approach |
mystical exegesis
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philosophical exegesis ⓘ theosophical exegesis ⓘ |
| audience |
Shiʿi scholars
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advanced students of philosophy and theology ⓘ |
| author | Mulla Sadra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Qur’an NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| commentaryType | partial commentary on selected surahs and verses ⓘ |
| discipline |
Islamic mysticism
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Islamic philosophy ⓘ Quranic studies ⓘ |
| emphasizesConcept |
gradation of existence (tashkik al-wujud)
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inner and outer meanings of revelation ⓘ primacy of existence (asalat al-wujud) ⓘ substantial motion (al-haraka al-jawhariyya) ⓘ unity of intellect and intelligible ⓘ |
| focus | metaphysical interpretation of key Quranic passages ⓘ |
| genre | tafsir ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ibn Arabi
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Ibn Sina NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiʿi hadith tradition ⓘ Suhrawardi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| laterReception |
influential in Iranian philosophical tafsir
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studied in Shiʿi seminaries ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
eschatology
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metaphysics of existence ⓘ mystical knowledge ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| method |
harmonization of reason and revelation
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use of metaphysical principles in interpretation ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| region | Safavid Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Mafatih al-Ghayb (Mulla Sadra)
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al-Asfar al-Arbaʿa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Twelver Shiʿism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPhilosophicalSystem |
Sadrian philosophy
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Transcendent Theosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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