Abstract

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 the English language as it presents the most important aspects of Mulla Sadra’s philosophy based directly on his various writings in Arabic language, such as Asfar, al-Shawahid al-rububiyya, al- Mabda’ wa l-Ma’ad, Arshiyyah, al-Masha'ir and Mafatih al- Ghayb.