Suština irfanskog otkrovenja u pogledu Mulla Sadre
The Essence of Irfan Revelation According to Mulla Sadra’s View

Summary/Abstract: An important topic in the last century in the field of irfanic research is the question of the essence of irfanic revelation. Discussions on this topic can be found in different works by Islamic philosophers and scholars. Mulla Sadra approaches this issue on the basis of his views in the field of egology (cognition of the soul) and cosmology, with an emphasis on principles such as the process of gradual increase in the existential intensity of the soul and its unity with its perceptions, while at the same time he considers the spiritual experience as a reality that increases the knowledge that man acquires through the purification of the soul. In speeches of Mulla Sadra, one can find all the descriptions that some contemporary essentialists and their predecessors have reached about irfanic revelation. Most, if not all, of Mulla Sadra’s personal revelations are spiritual and contain knowledge and insight into the universal realities of creation, as he himself admits that the principles of hikmat al-muta‘āliya, such as the primacy of existence, the individual unity of existence, etc., are the result of divine inspirations. In addition to all that, there are testimonies in his works that speak of common characteristics in terms of experience and gnostic revelations. This is why Mulla Sadra can be included in the group of essentialists.

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