Seyed Salman Safavi

LONDON ACADEMY OF IRANIAN STUDIES
  •  1
    Mulla Sadra: Life and Philosophy
    LONDON ACADEMY OF IRANIAN STUDIES PRESS. 2018.
    Mulla Sadra (1572-1640) is one of the greatest Muslim Iranian philosophers and the founding father of “Transcendent Philosophy”. The present work consists of five chapters, written on two categories: The Transcendent Philosophy and Mulla Sadra’s School, and comparative studies of Mulla Sadra’s philosophy and other philosophers. This book is one of the best books in English language on Mulla Sadra’s philosophy. It is useful for students in the field of Islamic studies and Islamic philosophy. S…Read more
  • The Structure and Hermeneutics of the Third Book of Rumi’s Mathnawi
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 9 5-34. 2008.
    Mathnawi is the masterpiece of Mawlana Jalaliddin Mohammad BalkhiRumi Khorasani , the greatest Persian mystic and poet whocomposed the Mathnawi around seven hundred years ago in Konya. Hithertothe most important criticism in regards with Mathnawi is its apparent lack ofstructure and plan.However, in this paper, the author aims to illustrate the structure,hermeneutics and synoptic view of the third book of Rumi’s Mathnawi,which hitherto has never been attempted before. The main theme of the third…Read more
  • Rumi’s Spiritual Shiism
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 7 1-16. 2006.
  • The Structure and Hermeneutics of Seraj al-Salikin of Mulla Muhsin Faidh Kashani
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 10 273-282. 2009.
    In this article through using a synoptic approach, and analysing the text bytwo philosophical methodologies, namely structural analysis andhermeneutics, we have tried to offer a new deeper understanding of the Serajal-Salekin of Mulla Muhsen Feiz Kashani, revealing its hidden and esotericdimensions.Seraj al-Salekin is a collection of poems from the Mathnawi of Rumi whichhave been selected by Muhsen Feiz Kashani. The poems have been selectedbased on their theme and have been set in a new order an…Read more
  • The Structure and Hermeneutics of the Sixth Book of Mathnawi
    with Mahvash Alavi
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 9 247-290. 2008.
    In this article the structure of the sixth book of Mathnawi as a whole will beanalysed, through analysing each section of the sixth book and determiningwhether it is thematic or narrative. Sections that are related to one anotherwill be identified as discourses, in order to create larger units. The sixth bookof Mathnawiis comprised of twelve long discourses, in which narrative unityis weak. After identifying these larger units, the relationship between thesections of a discourse and their themat…Read more
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    Mulla Sadra’s Life and Philosophy
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 13 21-96. 2012.
    This paper discusses the life and philosophy of Mulla Sadra, one of the most important Muslim Iranian philosophers and founder of new school of Islamic philosophy, entitled Transcendent philosophy, in 5 sections: his life, what is the “Transcendent philosophy”, the 14 principles of Mulla Sadra’s philosophy, Mulla Sadra’s views on different schools of thought such as Ancient Metaphysicians, Greek and Muslim philosophers, and ‘Urafa,, and finally his writings. This is an original paper in t…Read more
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    This paper examines the philosophical views of Mulla Sadra andDescartes on ‘Soul’, in five main axis. The Five axis include thefollowing: 1. Exposition of Mulla Sadra’s philosophical viewconcerning the soul; 2. Exposition of Descartes view on the soul; 3.Examining points of similarity and difference between the opinions ofMulla Sadra and Descartes; 4. The distinct strength of Mulla Sadra’stheory; 5. The Criticism of Descartes’ theory.The foundation of Mulla Sadra’s theory is ‘the corporeality of…Read more
  • Perfect Man in Rumi’s Perspective
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 10 119-134. 2009.
    This article seeks to clarify the perspective of Rumi , who is oneof the greatest Persian and Muslim Sufi poets of all time, on some of thedimensions of ‘Perfect Man’. These include: 1) ‘his position in existence’; 2)‘his attributes’ and; 3) ‘the mutual relations between Perfect Man and thespiritual wayfarer’.One of the most important concepts of Rumi’s spiritual thought is that ofPerfect Man, which is in relation to God, existence, spiritual wayfarer andguidance.The Perfect Man is the vicegeren…Read more
  • This article discusses Mystical aspects of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh thegreatest Persian and world epical poem. The focus is placed on theparallels between power, wisdom and knowledge, the interactionbetween the illuminated spirit and intellect , the speech in praise ofintellect, the flame that purifies the heart, Tawhid and Unity of Being,humble call to and the benediction of the Creator of the Good,parabolic and Mysterious aspects and Ferdowsi’s point of view onShi'ism
  • Rumi and Mulla Sadra on Theoretical and Practical Reason
    Transcendent Philosophy Journal 8 19-28. 2007.
    The Persian Mysticism can be probably described as the Mysticism ofMaikhāna . In Sufi lexicon, wine usually symbolizes overwhelminginrushes of ecstatic love , while tavern refers to a forcefi eld of existence which is creat ed by the energies of ecstatic love. In mypaper, I shall deal mainly with two concepts: maykhāna ) and samā’ , attempting to show, how the lattercan be used as means to provoke the experience of the former.I shall then examine the concepts of tawājud , wajd and wujūd ‘finding…Read more