Ontology and Cosmology of the ʿaql in Ṣadrā's Commentary on Uṣūl al-Kāfī
Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies 10 (2):157-182 (2017)
Abstract
ABSTRACT: Mullā Ṣadrā’s (c 1571-1640) commentary on Uṣūl al-
Kāfī is one of the more famous commentaries on this significant
Shi‘i hadith collection. For his philosophical and Sui background,
Ṣadrā’s approach to the hadith is slightly different and in some ways
contrary to the earlier commentators such as`Allāma Majlisī in
Shi'a and Ibn Taymīyya in Sunni Islam. This paper aims to shed light
on the way, Ṣadrā interprets al-Kāfī and particularly to determine his
understanding of the ʿaql (intellect) at the cosmic (as first created being)
and human levels as presented in the Kitāb al-ʿAql wa al-Jahl
(The Book of Intellect and Ignorance). Ṣadrā, already well-versed in the
philosophical discourses on ontology and cosmology find al-Kāfī
as a fertile ground to develop and extend his vision of cosmos and
existence. This paper, furthermore, investigates and reviews some
later and contemporary scholars’ critiques of Ṣadrā’s view on hadith
and intellect.
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