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Rahiq-i Makhtum
AuthorAbd Allah Jawadi Amuli
LanguagePersian
SubjectPhilosophy
GenreArgumentative
PublishedQom, 1996 (First ed.), 2019 (Latest ed.)
PublisherIsra' International Foundation for Revealed Sciences


Raḥīq-i Makhtūm (Persian: رحیق مختوم) is a book by 'Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli published in Persian in 38 volumes. This work is a commentary on the book Al-Asfar by the Iranian philosopher Mulla Sadra Shirazi. The book Rahiq-i Makhtum is the result of transcribing, editing, and rewriting the lectures and teaching sessions of Al-Asfar by Jawadi Amuli, which has been published in collaboration with the Isra' International Foundation for Revealed Sciences.

Status and Features

It is reported that Rahiq-i Makhtum is a specialized book in the field of ontology from the perspective of al-Hikma al-muta'aliya[1] which elaborately explains and analyzes the foundations and issues of Al-Asfar al-arba'a, expounds and interprets Mulla Sadra's views, and also critically examines opposing views and criticisms leveled against Mulla Sadra's philosophy.[2] It is also said that this work includes rereading and analyzing the views of contemporary thinkers in the field of Islamic philosophy, criticizing and rejecting incorrect interpretations of the foundations of al-Hikma al-muta'aliya, and precise correction and research of the text of Al-Asfar.[3]

Reason for Naming the Book Rahiq-i Makhtum

Jawadi Amuli has chosen the title Rahiq-i Makhtum for this work.[4] The term "Rahiq-i Makhtum" (sealed nectar) in the Qur'an means pure and unadulterated wine that is immune from any contamination and eclecticism.[5] In the introduction to the first volume of this book, he states that Rahiq-i Makhtum, like heavenly wine, will quench the thirst of seekers of divine knowledge with pure and original teachings.[6]

Publication Information

In 1368 Sh/1989, Jawadi Amuli began the third course of explaining and elucidating the book Al-Asfar al-arba'a by Mulla Sadra at Qom Seminary. This course, after transcription, organization, and compilation of the materials and with the collaboration of Hamid Parsania, became the most detailed commentary on the book Al-Asfar[7] and by 1404 Sh/2025, 38 volumes of it have been published.

About the Author

Main article: Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli

'Abd Allah Jawadi Amuli was born in 1933 in Amol.[8] He learned preliminary seminary lessons in Amol from 1325 Sh/1946 and migrated to Tehran in 1329 Sh/1950 to continue his education.[9] In 1334 Sh/1955, Jawadi Amuli went to Qom and studied Usul, Fiqh, Tafsir, Philosophy, and Irfan.[10]

In 1368 Sh/1989, he began the third course of explaining and teaching the book Al-Asfar al-arba'a by Mulla Sadra at Qom Seminary. These lectures, after transcription and organization by the Isra' Institute, were gradually published under the title of the collection Rahiq-i Makhtum with final revision and corrections. This collection can be considered a synthesis of Jawadi Amuli's oral and written works in explaining al-Hikma al-muta'aliya.[11]

Content of the Book

The book Rahiq-i Makhtum is divided into two main parts in terms of content:

  • In one part of the book, Mulla Sadra's thoughts are explained and elucidated; in this section, the author interprets and explains the theories of Sadr al-Muta'allihin for the audience.
  • The other part of the book, which mostly relates to the closing remarks of the chapters of Al-Asfar, includes case-by-case criticisms of some of Mulla Sadra's views, intellectual confrontation with critics of his opinions, defense of his intellectual foundations, and also deriving branches based on the theory of al-Hikma al-muta'aliya. This part of Rahiq-i Makhtum is particularly difficult due to the depth of discussions and philosophical complexities.[12]

The structure of the volumes of this collection is as follows:

  • The first five volumes of the book are dedicated to the commentary on the first volume of Al-Asfar.[13]
  • Volumes six to ten deal with the commentary on the second volume of al-Asfar.[14]
  • From volume eleven to twenty, the commentary on the third volume of al-Asfar is presented.[15]
  • And finally, volumes thirty-one to thirty-eight are dedicated to the commentary on the eighth volume of al-Asfar.[16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 9.
  2. ↑ "Barrasī wa taḥlīl-i ravish-i falsafī-yi Ustād Jawādī Āmulī muṭālaʿa-yi mawrid-pazhūhāna: Raḥīq-i makhtūm".
  3. ↑ "Barrasī wa taḥlīl-i ravish-i falsafī-yi Ustād Jawādī Āmulī muṭālaʿa-yi mawrid-pazhūhāna: Raḥīq-i makhtūm".
  4. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 10.
  5. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 10.
  6. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 10.
  7. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 9.
  8. ↑ "Zindagī-nāma-yi Ḥaḍrat-i Āyatullāh Jawādī Āmulī az zabān-i khūd-ishān".
  9. ↑ Bandʿalī, Mihr-i ustād, p. 37; "Ḥayāt-i ʿilmī wa Qurʾānī-yi Āyatullāh Jawādī Āmulī".
  10. ↑ "Ḥayāt-i ʿilmī wa Qurʾānī-yi Āyatullāh Jawādī Āmulī".
  11. ↑ Jawādī Āmulī, Raḥīq-i makhtūm, vol. 1, p. 9; "Dāstān-i nātamām-i 'Raḥīq-i Makhtūm' wa kām-i tishna-yi mushtāqān-i ḥikmat-i mutaʿāliya dar saṭḥ-i jahān".
  12. ↑ Sayyidayn, "Nigāhī bi Raḥīq-i Makhtūm", pp. 106-107.
  13. ↑ "Raḥīq-i makhtūm".
  14. ↑ "Raḥīq-i makhtūm".
  15. ↑ "Raḥīq-i makhtūm".
  16. ↑ "Raḥīq-i makhtūm".

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