The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective

In addition to the discussion of light, Suhrawardi has also made some statements about the realization of darkness in the outside world in some of his works. In the present paper, in addition to presenting Suhrawardi’s view of light and darkness, the illuminationist categorization of beings, the sta...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Hedayat Afza, Abbass Sheikh Sho’aaii
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Published: Maarej Research Institute of Revelation Sciences 2013-10-01
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Online Access:https://hikmat.isramags.ir/article_6806_f1752c33d5d78aad7ca758f733c22516.pdf
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description In addition to the discussion of light, Suhrawardi has also made some statements about the realization of darkness in the outside world in some of his works. In the present paper, in addition to presenting Suhrawardi’s view of light and darkness, the illuminationist categorization of beings, the statements of Suhrawardi concerning the consequential realization of darkness, the background of his thought, an account of the different meanings of the concepts of “original” and “mentally posited”, the relationship between light and darkness based on Suhrawardi’s view, and the process of applying these two on the concepts of existence and essence will be analyzed. To this end, it has been clarified that what Suhrawardi means by light is a less general concept compared to what Mulla Sadra means by the term “existence” and this is why Suhrawardi has sometimes been accused, by Mulla Sadra and some of his commentators, of self-contradiction. However, by taking into account the concepts of existence and essence as utilized by Sheik Ahsaaii and applying them on the concepts of light and darkness, as put forth by Suhrawardi, one arrives at a novel interpretation of the “fundamental reality of existence” through which Suhrawardi’s philosophical school seems a bit more coherent and dynamic. Based on this latter interpretation, light or existence is considered to be “self-existent”, and darkness or essence “consequential being”, and not “accidental being”.
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spelling doaj-art-8e0c8681cfbc4690b932bf99dd1d912e2025-08-20T03:50:39ZfasMaarej Research Institute of Revelation Sciencesحکمت اسرا2383-29162013-10-01531431726806The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s PerspectiveMahmoud Hedayat AfzaAbbass Sheikh Sho’aaiiIn addition to the discussion of light, Suhrawardi has also made some statements about the realization of darkness in the outside world in some of his works. In the present paper, in addition to presenting Suhrawardi’s view of light and darkness, the illuminationist categorization of beings, the statements of Suhrawardi concerning the consequential realization of darkness, the background of his thought, an account of the different meanings of the concepts of “original” and “mentally posited”, the relationship between light and darkness based on Suhrawardi’s view, and the process of applying these two on the concepts of existence and essence will be analyzed. To this end, it has been clarified that what Suhrawardi means by light is a less general concept compared to what Mulla Sadra means by the term “existence” and this is why Suhrawardi has sometimes been accused, by Mulla Sadra and some of his commentators, of self-contradiction. However, by taking into account the concepts of existence and essence as utilized by Sheik Ahsaaii and applying them on the concepts of light and darkness, as put forth by Suhrawardi, one arrives at a novel interpretation of the “fundamental reality of existence” through which Suhrawardi’s philosophical school seems a bit more coherent and dynamic. Based on this latter interpretation, light or existence is considered to be “self-existent”, and darkness or essence “consequential being”, and not “accidental being”.https://hikmat.isramags.ir/article_6806_f1752c33d5d78aad7ca758f733c22516.pdflightdarknessexistenceessencecomposition by way of annexationconsequentialaccidentalmulla sadrasheik ahsaaii
spellingShingle Mahmoud Hedayat Afza
Abbass Sheikh Sho’aaii
The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
حکمت اسرا
light
darkness
existence
essence
composition by way of annexation
consequential
accidental
mulla sadra
sheik ahsaaii
title The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
title_full The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
title_fullStr The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
title_full_unstemmed The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
title_short The Originality of Light and the Consequential Realization of Darkness based on Suhrawardi’s Perspective
title_sort originality of light and the consequential realization of darkness based on suhrawardi s perspective
topic light
darkness
existence
essence
composition by way of annexation
consequential
accidental
mulla sadra
sheik ahsaaii
url https://hikmat.isramags.ir/article_6806_f1752c33d5d78aad7ca758f733c22516.pdf
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