The Ontology of Prayer Acceptance in Sadra’s Philosophy

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Document Type : Scientific-research

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1 Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology, Department of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran.

2 Master’s Degree, Department of Kalam, Jāme‘eh al-Noor Specialized Seminary, Shiraz, Iran.

Abstract

philosophy, as a profound philosophical tradition with a thoroughly ontological approach, can offer a novel and systematic understanding of this spiritual phenomenon and its conditions of realization. The research method is deductive and analytical, focusing on the analysis of four fundamental principles of Mulla Sadra’s philosophy: the primacy of existence, the gradation of existence, substantial motion, and the intensifying substantial motion of the soul, in order to elucidate the relationship between human existence, prayer, and the fulfillment of desires. The findings indicate that prayer is an ontological and graded process whose acceptance depends on the intensity of the soul’s existence, the purity of intention, and the congruence of cause and effect. Furthermore, the substantial motion of the human soul serves as the groundwork for existential transformations and proximity to the divine essence, thereby facilitating the acceptance of prayer. Consequently, prayer, as an ontological process, must be examined within the framework of the causal system and existential hierarchies; thus, the acceptance of prayer is not solely dependent on divine will but also on the existential compatibility between the supplicant and the desired outcome. This study emphasizes the intimate connection between prayer and the evolutionary movement of the human being.

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The Mirror of Knowledge

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Available Online from 15 October 2025

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