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Mulla Sadra

Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi

Mulla Sadra reshaped later Islamic philosophy with a synthesis of Avicennan, Illuminationist, and mystical thought.

BORN c. 1571 CE · Shiraz, IranDIED 1640 CE · Basra or on pilgrimage routeERA Safavid
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Developed a major metaphysical synthesis known as transcendent philosophy.

THE RECORD
  • His Asfar became a central text in later philosophical study.
  • He argued for the primacy of existence and substantial motion.
  • His work remains important in Iranian and Shi'i seminarian philosophy.
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