On Reality of Self and Death By Mulla Sadra http://www.untiredwithloving.org/sadra_death_self.html
Al-Shawahid Al-Rububiah is one of the seminal works of Mulla Sadra and indeed one of the major philosophical accomplishments of the Shiite scholars. In this short treatise the concept of Self and Death is explored from a fresh point of view of that is more focused on the spirituality of Islam (Irfan) than any other presentation offered by others. The treatise makes the reader feel the inevitability and urgency for the process of death and why it has to be there and why it is something that is good for the human being as a creature created for eternality. Had I removed the name Mulla Sadra from the write-up many would have mistaken the style of writing and concepts that of the Sufism, indeed Mulla Sadra had researched not only the Sufism but all other alternative spiritualities and philosophies including the Greek Philosophies e.g. Neo-Platonism. Amongst the Persians this is called Irfani as opposed to Sufi, since they consider Sufism as a specialized implementation of Irfan. --DARA The Eyeless Lion
