Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• fatemeh babaee ¹
• sahar kavandi ²

¹ Master of Philosophy and Islamic Theology, Zanjan University

² Professor of Islamic philosophy and theology of Zanjan University

Abstract

Intercession is one of the significant subjects among Muslims, and diverse interpretations have been made by different sects due to the seemingly different verses mentioned in the Quran about this issue. Nevertheless, all sects of Islam have acknowledged it, they have had differences regarding its explanation and the people who are interceded. In Mulla Sadra's thought, intercession consists of spreading the light from Almighty God that shines on the mediators and jewels between Him and those who are far away from Him. He attempted to introduce a new explanation of intercession based on his philosophical thought, which is based on the philosophical and anthropological principles of his view, which are: the relationship between requisite and possibilities and the connection of the new to the past [i.e. How the current incident is related to the old cause], the principle of authenticity, the principle of possible highest, the explanation of the concept of the perfect human being and the Muhammadan truth, and the explanation of the concept of guardianship and divine substitute. The advantage of Sadra's explanation of intercession is that it is philosophical, rational, and demonstrative. Our attempt in this research is to identify and explain these basics with a descriptive and analytical method and based on this; examine the problems of intercession from Sadra's point of view.

Keywords

• Mulla Sadra
• intercession
• perfect human being
• developmental guardianship