This is one of the most famous books of Mullā Ṣadrā. Considering its comprehensiveness and its influence on the field of Islamic philosophy, the book has acquired a unique position in the recent centuries, to the extent that many works of the succeeding generations of Islamic philosophers were either derived from or inspired by this work. Mullā Ṣadrā has created his book's plot based on the four journeys of the mystics: (1) Journey from the People towards the Truth, (2) Journey towards the Truth from the Truth, (3) Journey from the Truth towards the People, and (4) Journey towards the Truth within the People. The book is compiled in four volumes, as follows: first volume, Fī al-umūr al-ʿāmmah; second volume, Fī al-ʿilm al-ṭabīʿī; third volume, Fī al-ʿilm al-ilāhī; and fourth volume, Fī ʿilm al-nafs min al-mabdaʾ ilá al-maʿād. The current copy is on the third journey, i.e. The Journey towards the Truth from the Truth, called al-Safar al-S̱ālis̱ fī al-ʿIlm l-ʾIlāhī. However, the explicit is defective and the text does not continue beyond a chapter called: Faṣl fī mā tamassak bihī aṣḥāb ah-inṭibāʿ. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Title

This is one of the most famous books of Mullā Ṣadrā. Considering its comprehensiveness and its influence on the field of Islamic philosophy, the book has acquired a unique position in the recent centuries, to the extent that many works of the succeeding generations of Islamic philosophers were either derived from or inspired by this work. Mullā Ṣadrā has created his book's plot based on the four journeys of the mystics: (1) Journey from the People towards the Truth, (2) Journey towards the Truth from the Truth, (3) Journey from the Truth towards the People, and (4) Journey towards the Truth within the People. The book is compiled in four volumes, as follows: first volume, Fī al-umūr al-ʿāmmah; second volume, Fī al-ʿilm al-ṭabīʿī; third volume, Fī al-ʿilm al-ilāhī; and fourth volume, Fī ʿilm al-nafs min al-mabdaʾ ilá al-maʿād. The current copy is on the third journey, i.e. The Journey towards the Truth from the Truth, called al-Safar al-S̱ālis̱ fī al-ʿIlm l-ʾIlāhī. However, the explicit is defective and the text does not continue beyond a chapter called: Faṣl fī mā tamassak bihī aṣḥāb ah-inṭibāʿ. — Multiple dates; Unknown place of origin

Shelfmark

Wadh.Minasian 631

Place of origin

Unknown place of origin

Date

19th century

Language

Arabic

Contents

Form

codex

Support

Western paper (plain and watermark), dark and natural buff, blue and pistachio, varying thickness (regular and thick), one size, glossy. Infestation of some folios ; some folios have their edges mended.

Physical extent

1+245 ff.

Hands

Shikastah Nastaʿaliq, one hand, large hand. Marginalia in Nastaʿalīq, Shikastah Nastaʿaliq, and Shikastah. Anonymous

Decoration

Rubricated titles; rubricated line above some terms and expressions.

Acquisition

Donated to The Ferdowsi Library by Dr Caro Minasian in 1972.

Subject

Islamic philosophy