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Iksir Al-Arifin/Mulla Sadra, The Elixir Of The Gnostics

Iksir Al-Arifin/Mulla Sadra, The Elixir Of The Gnostics Philosophy

Iksir Al-Arifin/Mulla Sadra, The Elixir Of The Gnostics

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Sadr al-Din Muhammad Shirazi (1572-1640), more commonly called Mulla Sadra, was one of the grand scholars of later-period Islamic philosophy and has grown to become one of the best-known Muslim philosophers. "Iksir al-'arifin, or "Elixir of the Gnostics, is unique among Sadra's writings in that it reworks and amplifies an earlier Persian work, the "Jawidan-nama ("Book of the Everlasting) by Afdal al-Din Kashani, or Baba Afdal. The underlying theme of Sadra's amplification is emblematic of Muslim philosophy: the importance of self-knowledge in an individual's journey of "Origin and Return," the soul's origins with God and its eventual return to Him. Everything, Sadra says, is on such a path, gradually disengaging from the material world and returning to a transcendent essence--all leading to a final fruition in which everything in the universe returns to God and finds permanent happiness. Philosophy, Sadra argues, is the most direct means to self-knowledge--and thus the best tool for navigating this journey.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2002-10-01
Publication Date:
2002-10-01
Publisher:
Brigham Young University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0934893705
ISBN13:
9780934893701
Weight:
612 g
Height:
163 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
26 cm
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