Hasan Lahiji
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Hasan Lahiji (1121-1709), also known as Kashefi or Mirza Hasan, was a Shiite theolorist and philosopher in the Safavid period. His written works are primarily on the philosophy of Shiite imamate.[1]
Family
His father, Molla Abd al-Razzaq Lahiji was one of the more eminent pupils of Molla Sadra Shirazi and also Mirza was a nephew to Molla Sadra. [2] According to Hossein Nasr, in Lahiji's period, there was a rivalry between Hikmah and Kalam. Between the two sons of Abd-Razzaq Lahiji, Hasan was more important to Ibrahim than his other son. He studied in Qom until he died. [3]
Historical Circumstances
Mirza Hasan lived in times of the end of Safavid dynasty and opposition to Hikmah and Irfan (against Shiite kalam alhikmat al-ilåhiyyah tradition). Shiite kalam replaced the kalam in that period. [4] Due to those circumstances, Mirza Hasan had to learn Kalam and philosophy to defend Shiite theological teaching. [5] Apparently he firstly wrote about Hikmah trying to explain the links between Hikmah and Sufism. In consequence of writing about Hikmah, he was rejected by other esoteric religious authorities. Since then he began to write on Ethics and Kalam. [6]
Works
Mirza Hasan wrote many works on Shiite philosophy and Kalam. Both Ashtyani and Nasr referred to his works. According to Corbin, most of his works still exist as manuscripts.[7] Some of his works are as follows:
- Zawahir al-hikam which written in Arabic language. Zawahir is the plural of Zahir which means as flower. also Hikam is the plural of Hikmah.[8] this work is affected by Avicennan philosophical effection.[9]
- Ayineh-ye hikmah or the mirror of philosophy in Persian.
- Rawai al hikmah.
- Ithbat al-Rajah.
- Sham Al-yaqin.[10]
- Glosses upon Shawariq written by his father.[11]
References
- ^ Corbin, history of Islamic philosophy ,p.345
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=EItNVheauSgC&pg=PA38&dq=Hasan+Lahiji&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAWoVChMIzIPOzdOwxwIVRHI-Ch0I9ANC#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ Nasar.islamic philosophy from its beginning to the present,2006,p.59
- ^ (Nasr, 2006 & p.59)
- ^ (Corbin, 1976 & p.16)
- ^ (Nasr, 2006 & p.59)
- ^ (Corbin, 1976 & p.17)
- ^ (Corbin, 1976 & p.16)
- ^ (Nasr, 2006 & p.59)
- ^ (Corbin, 1976 & p.17-18)
- ^ (Nasr, 2006 & p.59)
Resources
- Anthology DES PHILOSOPHES IRANIENS DEPUIS LE xiiie SIÉCLE JUSQú à NOS JOURS, TOME III, TEXTES CHOISIS ET PRÉSENTÉS PAR SAYYED JALAL AL DIN ASHTIYANI, INTRODUCTION ANALYTIQUE PAR HENRY CORBIN,1976