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In history of Islamic philosophy, there were a few Persian philosophers who had their own schools of philosophy: Avicenna, al-Farabi, Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi and Mulla Sadra. Some philosophers did not offer a new philosophy, rather they had some innovations: Mirdamad, Khajeh Nasir and Qutb al-Din Shirazi belong to this group.
Currently different approaches are working in a diverging fields of philosophy: 1. Traditional Persian Islamic philosophy. traditional classic philosophy revived after a period of silence, in Tehran School, and notably works of Agha Ali Modarres Zonoozi in the early 20th century, after him both schools of Tehran and Ghom (with the works of ...
Mulla Sadra often refers to the Qur'an when dealing with philosophical problems. He quotes Qur'anic verses while explaining philosophy. He wrote exegeses of the Qur'an such as his explanation of Āyat al-Kursī. Asfār means journeys. In al-Asfar is a journey to gain wisdom. Mulla Sadra used philosophy as a set of spiritual exercises to become ...
Tusi, Nizam ol-Molk (1018–1092), Persian scholar and vizier of the Seljuq Empire; Tusi, Nasireddin (1201–1274), Persian polymath, architect, philosopher, physician, scientist, and theologian; Tusi, Sharafeddin (?–1213/4), mathematician; Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tha'labi, Islamic scholar 'Abd al-Hamīd ibn Turk, Persian or Turkish mathematician
Shihāb ad-Dīn Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardī [4] (Persian: شهابالدین سهروردی, also known as Sohrevardi) (1154–1191) was a Persian philosopher and founder of the Iranian school of Illuminationism, an important school in Islamic philosophy. The "light" in his "Philosophy of Illumination" is the source of knowledge.
This tradition is also commonly referred to as Islamic philosophy or philosophy in the Islamic world. [95] The classical period of Arabic–Persian philosophy began in the early 9th century CE, roughly 200 years after the death of Muhammad. It continued until the late 12th century CE and was an integral part of the Islamic Golden Age.
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Almost all works of Western literature, philosophy and history were translated into Persian through French. [13] Because of this, many intellectual customs in Qajar Iran were inspired by the French, including the tradition of setting up salons. Secret societies were mostly formed in the homes of wealthy princes interested in science.