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Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Professor of Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad.
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Associate Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University, Mashhad.
10.22080/jepr.2025.28423.1252
Abstract
According to Mulla Sadra's philosophical principles, the individual and distinct existence in a single person is essentially necessary existence. Therefore, in the process of human cognition, as the manifestation of the singular existence, the first epistemic proposition is "God exists," which serves as the foundational proposition of knowledge. This proposition is such that all other self-evident truths and essential propositions depend on its acceptance. The essence of the matter lies in the existential poverty and the intrinsic connection of humanity to the Source of all existence, which pervades all aspects of human life, including the epistemic dimension. This perspective is the result of an epistemological analysis of accepting the relational identity of the human being to the Divine in Transcendent Theosophy, which is demonstrated by transitioning from the hierarchical unity of existence to the personal unity, and its consequence is the proof that the knowledge of a contingent being, as an aspect of relation, is absolutely dependent on the knowledge of its related source.
This qualitative research utilizes the method of content analysis through library resources, presenting five arguments inferred from the examination and analysis of Mulla Sadra's views, along with supporting evidence from his statements. Additionally, textual proofs are provided to demonstrate the necessity and priority of knowledge of God's existence, along with its implications, including the dependence of the cognition of anything on the cognition of the Divine.
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