Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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PhD student in Islamic Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Philosophy and Ethics, Baqir-ul-Ulum University, Qom, Iran
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Professor, Department of Philosophy and Theology, Faculty of Philosophy and Ethics, Baqir-ul-Ulum University, Qom, Iran
10.22081/pwq.2025.72294.1239
Abstract
Divine Traditions, in the sense of the laws of divine actions, have long been a focus of Islamic interpreters and, more recently, of theologians; however, philosophical studies in this area are rarely found. One of the major issues in the philosophical ontological domain of divine traditions is the examination of how these traditions exist. This research, employing a rational-analytical method based on the foundations of transcendent theosophy, investigates the extension of this philosophical system in explaining how divine traditions exist. Specifically, the questions of this study concentrate on the mode of being of divine traditions, their relation to existence or essence, whether they have external existence or not, and their subjective or objective validity. In this context, the ontology of divine traditions based on their four causes, as well as the explanation of some characteristics and attributes of divine traditions, has been discussed. This research demonstrates that divine traditions are not substantive matters; rather, they are judgments of existence and a real phenomenon that materialize in the very existence of beings in the external world. The concept of tradition and the concepts indicative of divine traditions belong to the category of philosophical second intelligibles. All divine traditions fall under the general tradition of causality, which results in their generalization, invariability, and systematic order as well as the arrangement and correlation among divine traditions.
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