Velayat in the Shiite Wisdom of Ferdowsi and Mulla Sadra Based on Ashraf’s Theory of Possibility

Abstract

Velayat is one of the common concepts of all Shiite thinkers. An analytical look at the concept of guardianship in Mulla Sadra's system of thought and its adaptation to Ferdowsi's thought in Shahnameh, well shows the continuous traces of this thought and the continuity of thought of these two Muslim sages. Analyzing the content of the works of these two theological sages shows the fact that, in addition to the often reasoning method of Sadr al-Muta'allehin and presenting arguments such as the rule of possibility of Ashraf, Ferdowsi also uses three different ways of explicitly expressing his belief in Ali (as), direct allegory of the sea and seventy Ships, and indirect allegories, especially by creating a pervasive mythical crypt in Shahnameh with characters such as Fereydoun, Iraj, Kiqbad, Kaykhosrow, etc. to explain the issue of province and allegorical interpretation of his Shiite and provincial beliefs based on the same rule of Ashraf. The separation of the velayat and the kingdom of the righteous from the velayat of Taghut and the kingdom of the unrighteous can also be interpreted according to this rule.

Keywords

• keywords: mulla sadra
• ferdowsi
• velayat
• amkan ashraf
• imam ali (as)
• fereydoun
• kiqbad
• kaykhosrow