Mulla Hamzah Gilani
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Mulla Hamzah Gilani (Persian: ملا حمزه گیلانی; d. 1721/22; 1134 AH) was an Iranian shia philosopher.[1] He was one of the pupils of Muhammad Sadiq Ardestani.[2]
Life[edit]
He was come from Gilan province but most of his life has been passed in Isfahan because of this, he also called as isfahani.[3] It is not clear when he was born but according to Hazin lahiji, Molla Hamzeh died around 1134 lunar Hijrah.[4] there is little information about his life in the main sources.
Education[edit]
He was one of the best pupils of Ardestani. However he was skillful in Islamic philosophy even in the period of his teacher. Ashtyani knows him among philosophers who try to continue the philosophy of Molla sadra and also endeavor to defend of it versus critics.[5] He counted as one of the important philosophers of Isfahan school.
Works[edit]
He left some works both in Peripatetic philosophy and also about philosophy of Mulla Sadra. Some of his works are:
- Hikamte Sadeqiyah
- A glosses on The Book of Healing
- A treatise on Tashkik[6]
- A commentary on Tjrid al eteqad book.
Mulla Hamzeh had written the book of Hikamte Sadeqiyah in which he reported the philosophical courses of Ardestani.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Corbin, Henry (2014-06-23). History of Islamic Philosophy. Routledge. p. 349. doi:10.4324/9780203870082. ISBN 978-0-203-87008-2.
- ^ (Corbin & Ashtiani 1978, pp. 3–4)
- ^ (Qazvini & 1407 lunar, p. 135)
- ^ (Hazin Lahiji in Qazvini & 1407 lunar, p. 135)
- ^ (Ashtiyani & 1360 solar, pp. 119–120)
- ^ (Agha Bozorg Tehrani, 1403 lunar & vol.3, p. 148)
Recourses[edit]
- Henry Corbin and Sayyed Jalāl-al-Din Āštiāni, eds., Anthologie des philosophes iraniens depuis le XVIIe siècle jusqu’à nos jours/Montaḵabāt-i az āṯār-e ḥokamāʾ-e elāhi-e Irān az ʿaṣr-e Mir Dāmād o Mir Fendereski tā zamān-e ḥāżer, 4 vols., Paris and Tehran, 1971–79.