When and where was Mulla Sadra born?
Mulla Sadra entered the world in 1571 or 1572 within the city of Shiraz, Iran. He was born into a notable Persian family of court officials under the Safavid dynasty.
Mulla Sadra entered the world in 1571 or 1572 within the city of Shiraz, Iran. He was born into a notable Persian family of court officials under the Safavid dynasty.
Mulla Sadra defined substantial motion as an all-pervasive reality running through the entire cosmos including substance itself. The theory states that concrete individual entities receive their share of being through this process creating dynamic transformation across all levels of reality.
Sadra died in Basra after performing Hajj and was buried in Najaf Iraq. His influence remained limited in generations immediately following his death before growing significantly later.
Some Shi ulama condemned him and issued an excommunication against his ideas which forced him to retire for a lengthy period to Kahak near Qom. While living in Kahak village he engaged in contemplative exercises within the house that still stands today.
His commemoration day occurs annually on first of Khordad registered among Iranian calendar occasions. Modern scholars translate his writings into English French Urdu and other languages for wider audiences.