the verse on “the world of primal covenant (‘alam al-zarr)” is among difficult quranic verses whose difficulty can be discovered by consideration of different opinions, which are sometimes opposite to one another, presented by quranic commentators. having accepted the existence of “the world of primal covenant,” mulla sadra has interpreted and expounded that world in accordance with his philoso...

The paper presents the origins of John Chrysostom's teaching on widowhood. author analyses most important factors that contributed to shaping John’s aimed at widows. first factor was his personal experience, such as relationship with mother or befriended second being under a strong influence St. Paul’s teachings, especially Letter Ephesians and First Corinthians. last consequence John's distinc...

Michael Naima and Sohrab Sepehri, are two of the great contemporary poets in Arabic Persian literature. Studying their mystical ideas, regardless eastern Islamic origins, helps us to know Among these ideas is theory unity existence, which has philosophical principles. This that believes With existence among all beings, it a special place world mysticism philosophy. article deals with comparativ...

Abstract The present paper has in its focus a letter written Buda the mid-1480s by mysterious Hungarian author, Ioannes Pannonius, whose figure is shrouded obscurity. After brief overview of letter, summarises misconceptions and uncertainties surrounding identity author then attempts to outline his biography on basis fragmentary information. Contrary Anglo-Saxon scholarly literature, it argues ...

Recent research has shown that religious individuals are much more resistant to utilitarian modes of thinking than their less religious counterparts, but the reason for this is not clear. We propose that a meta-ethical belief that morality is rooted in inviolable divine commands (i.e., endorsement of Divine Command Theory) may help explain this finding. We present a novel 20-item scale measurin...

individual differences among human beings are clear and undeniable. many of these differences are due to genetic or environmental factors. in this article, we have studied the individual differences caused by genetic factors according to the quran and the traditions of ahlulbayt (pbuh). this research has been organized by analytic and descriptive approach. after the extraction and classificatio...

philosophical – theological research the quarterly journal of qom university under the supervision of the vice – president for research vol. 15,  no. 2, winter 2013.  proprietor: university of qom chief director: muhammad zabihi. ph.d chief editor: ahmad beheshti, ph.d   board of writers ahmad beheshti, ph.d; gholam-hossein ebrahimi dinani, ph.d; mohsen javadi, ph.d; hojatoleslam sadeq larigani...

In his Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion, Hegel argues that development religions world leads up to and culminates in Christianity, which is one true religion. One key element separates Christianity from other religions, according Hegel, concerns issue alienation. He previous all contain some form alienation, can be found their conceptions divine. this paper, I wish examine Hegel’s view al...

Abstract In this paper I aim to show how a meaningful correlation can be made between the two mystical traditions of Kabbalah and Tantra by drawing upon ideas from philosophy art aesthetics, especially as it relates intersection images words. A common leitmotif is that both these nominate perception God which through its manifold expression realized work art. It represents creative response env...