Clarifying the basis of the concept ‘vicious’ through the analysis of the intertextual relationships between Supreme Wisdom by Mulla Sadra and the words of Imam Ali (pbuh)

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Department of Qur’ān and Ḥadīth Sciences, Faculty of Theology, Meybod University, Meybod, Iran

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The major goal of this research is to find out how the ‘viciousness’ issue in Mulla Sadra’s Supreme Wisdom is fundamentally affected by the words of Imam Ali (PBUH). The study of this issue can provide insight into a significant source of speculation from which Sadra has derived his wisdom. It also helps to reveal the hidden intertextual relationships between Imam Ali’s words, as the covert text, and Sadra’s intellectual remarks, as the overt text. In this study, a descriptive-analytical method is used to scrutinize the Supreme Wisdom and its relationship with the Imam’s words is identified through Kristeva's intertextuality as a new approach. The results show that Sadra has drawn upon Imam Ali variously to deal with the fundaments of ‘viciousness’. For instance, regarding the principles of abstract truth, originality of being, causality, and absolute dependence, Sadra adopts parallel negation, total negation, parallel negation, and partial negation, respectively.

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Classical and Contemporary Islamic Studies (formerly known as Journal of Contemporary Islamic Studies)
Volume 6, Issue 1
Winter & Spring 2024
January 2024
Pages 95-104

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