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Mullasadra, philosopher.
Mulla Sadra (ملاصدرا; also spelt Molla Sadra or Mollasadra) also called Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi (c. 1571–1640) was a Persian philosopher, who led the Iranian cultural renaissance in the 17th century.
The foremost representative of the illuminationist, or Ishraghi school of philosopher-mystics, he is commonly regarded by Iranians as the greatest philosopher their country has ever produced. His school of philosophy is called Transcendent Theosophy or al-hikmat al-muta’liyah.
Born in Shiraz, Iran, the son of a notable Shirazi family, Mulla Sadra completed his education at Isfahan, which was the leading cultural and intellectual center of his day. He was trained under the supervision of Mir Damad.
After his studies with scholars there, he produced several works, the most famous of which was his Asfar (Journeys). Asfar contains the bulk of his philosophy ,which was influenced by a personal mysticism bordering on the ascetic, that he experienced during a fifteen-year retreat at Kahak, a village near Qom, Iran.
Expounding his theory of nature, Mulla Sadra argued that the entire universe – except God and his knowledge – was originated both eternally and temporally. Nature, he asserted, is the substance of all things and is the cause for all movement. Thus, nature is permanent and furnishes the continuing link between the eternal and the originated. Much of his philosophy was also existentialist in nature.
Toward the end of his life, Mulla Sadra returned to Shiraz to teach. His teachings however, were considered heretical by the orthodox Shiite theologians of his day, who persecuted him, though his powerful family connections permitted him to continue to write. He died in Basra, on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and was buried in present day Iraq.
Source: wikipedia.org
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