Philosophers
Suhrawardi
Suhrawardi offered a distinctive philosophy of illumination and became a major post-Avicennan voice.
Notable contribution
Founded the Illuminationist school, combining logic, metaphysics, symbolic light imagery, and spiritual knowledge.
Profile notes
- His philosophy used light as a metaphysical language for being and knowledge.
- He blended Greek, Islamic, and Persian symbolic resources.
- He was executed in Aleppo after conflict with political and religious authorities.