Each entity in the universe is a symbol, containing a meaning which must be sought in its own circle of existence or maybe even out of it. The source of every symbol is either nature or a derivative of it, in one way or another. In carpet designing process, a deep and rich sensation is expressed using pure and abstract objects and shapes. Fish too, is a symbol of this kind which will be conside...

at the beginning of his magnum opus al-hekmat al-muta’aleiat fi al-asfar al-aqliiat, mulla sadra says that he has nominated and arranged his book according to “the four journeys” of the mystics. what he and the mystics say on these journeys reminds those familiar with greek philosophy of plato’s phaedrus and republic (journey of souls onto sky and the allegory of cave, respectively). in spite o...