Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Dictionary of Islamic Philosophical Terms Sad Sadr al-Muta’allihin "The foremost amongst the theosophs", an honorific title given by his followers to the celebrated Sadr al-Din Muhammad ibn Ibrahim al-Shirazi, generally known as Mulla Sadra (979-1050/1571-1640), the greatest philosopher in modern times in Iran. Sughra The minor premise in a syllogism (qiyas, q.v.); see al-muqaddamat al-sughra.
al-Suwar la-Aflatuniyah The Platonic forms or ideas; see al-muthul al-Aflatuniyah and al-a‘yan al-thabitah. Suwar al-buruj The signs of the Zodiac. These are twelve, viz. (1) hamal (ram); (2) thaur (bull); (3) jauza’ (twins); (4) sartan (crab); (5) asad (lion); (6) sunbulah (virgin, lit. "ear of corn."); (7) mizan (balance); (8) ‘aqrab (Scorpion); (9) qaus (archer); (10) Jadi (goat); (11) dalw (bucket); and (12) hut (fish). See also mintaqat al-buruj. Surah The essence of.
a thing which in union with prime matter (hayula q.v.) constitutes a particular thing; it is, in fact, the principle that determines the prime matter to be actually such and such a body; without either matter or form, however, there would be no concrete thing at all. Previous Next