Islamic Philosophical Doctrines

Among the Islamic traditions, there are narrations of great renown and profound theological, philosophical, and mystical significance that, with minor variations in wording, have been ... Read More

Validation and Analysis of the Hadith of the "Seven Attributes (Khiṣāl Sabʿah)" in the Degrees of Creation and the Administration of the Universe

Mohammad Reza Rahmati; Ramin Golmakani; Sayyed Ali Delbari

Volume 19, Issue 35 , December 2024, , Pages 107-130

https://doi.org/10.30513/ipd.2025.6945.1608

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The manner of the creation and administration of the universe by God Almighty is an issue whose full dimensions cannot be comprehended by humans. However, by utilizing reason and with ... Read More

Comparative Study of the Ḥadīth: “God Is Inside Objects…” (Arabic: داخل فی الأشیاء) and the Philosophical Rule of Indivisible Entity (Arabic: بسیط الحقیقة) from the Perspective of Transcendent Theosophy and Mysticism

Ramin Golmakani; Sayyid Ali Delbari; Muhammad Gholami Jami

Volume 17, Issue 31 , December 2023, , Pages 169-193

https://doi.org/10.30513/ipd.2023.5044.1427

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The ability of deduction, explanation, inference and defending of some knowledge is axiomatic and undeniable. A narrative (ḥadīth) about the relationship of the Truth (Arabic: حقّ ... Read More

Validation and Analysis of the Ḥadīth “I Spend the Night With My Lord, and He Feeds and Drinks Me” (Arabic: أبیتُ عند ربّی یُطعِمُنی ویَسْقینی, Romanized: “Abītu ʿinda Rabbī yuṭʿimunī wa yasqīnī”)

Rāmīn Gulmakānī; Sayyid ʿAlī Dilbarī; Sayyid Wahhāb Taqavī

Volume 18, Issue 32 , June 2023, , Pages 237-254

https://doi.org/10.30513/ipd.2024.5408.1459

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Among the aḥādīth (Arabic: أحادیث, singular: ḥadīth, meaning traditions and narrations, Arabic: رِوایات, romanized: riwayāt), there are those attributed to the ... Read More Among the aḥādīth (Arabic: أحادیث, singular: ḥadīth, meaning traditions and narrations, Arabic: رِوایات, romanized: riwayāt), there are those attributed to the Prophet ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhī wa-ʾālihī wa-sallam and Ahl al-Bayt (Arabic: أَهْل ٱلْبَیْت) ʿalayhim al-ṣalātu wal-salām that address doctrinal, philosophical, and mystical themes. These narrations have been cited in various forms across jurisprudential, narrative, exegetical, mystical, philosophical, theological, and ethical works. Among these is the narration “I spend the night with my Lord, and He feeds and drinks me” (Arabic: أبیتُ عند ربّی یُطعِمُنی ویَسْقینی, romanized: “Abītu ʿinda Rabbī yuṭʿimunī wa yasqīnī”). The research question is: What is meant by the status of “being near” (Arabic: عِندیَّة, romanized: ʿindīyya) and passing and spending the night with the Lord (Arabic: بَیْتوتَة, romanized: Baytūta), and the relation (object) of “eating and drinking” in the ḥadīth? This article employs a descriptive-analytical method to examine the authenticity, implications, and content of the mentioned ḥadīth. It clarifies that, based on rational and traditional evidence from credible narrations, this ḥadīth is rooted in rational principles and legal foundations, and is aligned with logical and consistent usages without the need for interpretation or hesitation. Although various opinions based on differing juridical interpretations have emerged, it can be concluded, in accordance with the principle of the spirit of meaning and the stipulation (position) of words to general meanings, that the ḥadīth conveys a profound mystical and philosophical understanding: that food and drink possess different material and spiritual levels. Whenever a person frees from worldly attachments and attains the Divine nearness (nearness to God) and “being near” (Arabic: عِندیَّة, romanized: ʿindīyya) to the Lord, their food and drink at that level become light and knowledge, rendering them independent of worldly sustenance.

A comparative Study of Predicating the Essence and the Flimsy from the Viewpoint of Mulla Sadra and Ibn Arabi

Ramin Golmakani; Hadi Izanlou; Rasoul Padashpour

Volume 15, Issue 27 , December 2021, , Pages 211-233

https://doi.org/10.30513/ipd.2021.1496.1135

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Predicating the Essence and the Flimsy is one of Mulla Sadra's important innovations. The implication of this theory is that imperfect existence in perfect existence is more fully realized, ... Read More

The Comparative Analysis of the Evil Issue from the Perspective of Ibn Arabî, Mullā Ṣadrā and Spinoza

Ramin Golmakani; Rasool Padashpour; Mohammad Mahdi Salami

Volume 14, Issue 25 , December 2020, , Pages 103-122

https://doi.org/10.30513/ipd.2020.521

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The question of evil is one of the most important philosophical issues that have always been raised among the religions to answer the conflict between monotheism as the origin of objects, ... Read More

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On ‘Hesitation’ in the Ḥadīth “I Hesitated About Nothing That I Do…” with Emphasis on Philosophical and Mystical Foundations

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Validation and Analysis of the Hadith of the "Seven Attributes (Khiṣāl Sabʿah)" in the Degrees of Creation and the Administration of the Universe

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Comparative Study of the Ḥadīth: “God Is Inside Objects…” (Arabic: داخل فی الأشیاء) and the Philosophical Rule of Indivisible Entity (Arabic: بسیط الحقیقة) from the Perspective of Transcendent Theosophy and Mysticism

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Validation and Analysis of the Ḥadīth “I Spend the Night With My Lord, and He Feeds and Drinks Me” (Arabic: أبیتُ عند ربّی یُطعِمُنی ویَسْقینی, Romanized: “Abītu ʿinda Rabbī yuṭʿimunī wa yasqīnī”)

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A comparative Study of Predicating the Essence and the Flimsy from the Viewpoint of Mulla Sadra and Ibn Arabi

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The Comparative Analysis of the Evil Issue from the Perspective of Ibn Arabî, Mullā Ṣadrā and Spinoza

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