{"product_id":"the-elixir-of-the-gnostics-by-mulla-sadra-9780934893701","title":"The Elixir of the Gnostics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSadr al-Din Muhammad Shirazi (1572-1640), more commonly called Mulla Sadra, was one of the grand scholars of later-period Islamic philosophy and has grown to become one of the best-known Muslim philosophers. \u003ci\u003eIksir al-'arifin\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eElixir of the Gnostics\u003c\/i\u003e, is unique among Sadra's writings in that it reworks and amplifies an earlier Persian work, the \u003ci\u003eJawidan-nama\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBook of the Everlasting\u003c\/i\u003e) by Afdal al-Din Kashani, or Baba Afdal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe underlying theme of Sadra's amplification is emblematic of Muslim philosophy: the importance of self-knowledge in an individual's journey of \"Origin and Return,\" the soul's origins with God and its eventual return to Him. Everything, Sadra says, is on such a path, gradually disengaging from the material world and returning to a transcendent essence—all leading to a final fruition in which everything in the universe returns to God and finds permanent happiness. Philosophy, Sadra argues, is the most direct means to self-knowledge—and thus the best tool for navigating this journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933303161068,"sku":"9780934893701","price":99.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-elixir-of-the-gnostics-by-mulla-sadra-9780934893701","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}