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The Wisdom of the Throne

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra

By Mullā Ṣadrā

Translated by James Winston Morris

Princeton University Press, 1981

First written 17th century

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Morris’s translation, with a long introduction, of Mullā Ṣadrā’s late treatise al-Ḥikma al-ʿArshiyya, on God, the soul and the return to God, a concise statement of his philosophy of being and its spiritual purpose.

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Mullā Ṣadrā. The Wisdom of the Throne: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mulla Sadra. Translated by James Winston Morris. Princeton University Press, 1981.

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@misc{sources-wisdom-of-the-throne-morris,
  title = {{The Wisdom of the Throne}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/wisdom-of-the-throne-morris}
}