255, for instance, he speaks of his own personal experience...

255, for instance, he speaks of his own personal experience in solving the problem of the soul, referring to the illumination of his soul by the Divine light, and comparing his experience to Suhrawardi’s celebrated dream of Aristotle, in which the First Teacher instructs Suhrawardi on the primacy of self-knowledge. For Suhrawardi’s dream, see his Kit a b al-Talwi ha t, Oeuvres Philosophiques et Mystiques, ed. by Henry Corbin, (Tehran-Paris, 1976), Tome I, pp.

70-[^74]: S adr a quotes Suhrawardi’s dream in the Asf a r, Vol. III, p. 376. [^18] Asf a r, pp. 7-[^8]: [^19] Quoted in S. J. A shtiy a ni, Sharh-i ha l wa a r a -yi falsafi-yi Mull a S adr a , p. [^243]: [^20] The Development of Metaphysics in Persia, (London: Luzac, 1908) p. 175 where Iqbal says that ‘philosophy of S adr a is the source of the metaphysics of early Babiism’ without presenting any concrete evidence. [^21] A Literary History of Perisa, Vol. IV, p.

[^430]: Browne remains content with only quoting Iqbal on the issue. [^22] Geshichte der Arabischen Litteratur (GAL), (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1938), II. Supplement, p. 588 where Brockelmann says that ‘... an seine [i.e., S adr a ’s]…