Professor of Philosophy and Mysticism, Author, Lecturer
Secondary Intelligibles (معقول ثانی), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 1996. Subtitled “An Analysis of Universal Concepts in Islamic and Western Philosophy,” the book explores the concept of maʿqūlāt, particularly secondary intelligibles (maʿqūl-e thānī) in Islamic philosophy, and compares them with similar notions in Western thought. The author examines secondary intelligibles—abstract mental concepts […]
Islamic Knowledge and the Islamic University (دانش اسلامی و دانشگاه اسلامی), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 1998. This book, published in octavo format and consisting of 160 pages, comprises five essays centered around the themes of the Islamicization of knowledge, the relationship between religion and reason, and the philosophy of science. Under […]
The Status of Women in Islamic Thought (منزلت زن در اندیشه اسلامی), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 1999 This book discusses the status and dignity of women in Islam and addresses several common questions on the subject. “Reason and justice” (عقل و عدل)are introduced as two essential criteria for understanding the position […]
Commitment to Truth (تعهد به حقیقت), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 1999. This book discusses certain topics in the philosophy of religion. The central theory presented is that before committing to anything else, we are committed to the truth. Therefore, before becoming attached to anything, we must be attached to the truth. […]
Crisis of Knowledge: A Critique of Modernist Rationality and Spirituality (بحران معرفت), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 2005 The Epistemic Crisis is a critical examination of the views of Mostafa Malekian. In his speeches and essays compiled in the book A Path to Liberation, he presents his perspectives on many issues currently […]
Supplications of the Mystics: Shi’I Wisdom and Gnosis in a Commentary on Du’a Kumayl (نیایش عارفان), Qom, Shi’a Shenasi, 2007. Supplications of the Mystics is a commentary on Du‘a Kumayl. This book elaborates on Shi‘a spirituality as expressed in the heartfelt supplication of the Master of the Mystics, Amir al-Mu’minin Ali ibn Abi Talib […]
An Introduction to Contemporary Islamic Philosophy (مقدمه ای بر فلسفه اسلامی معاصر), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 2010. As the title suggests, this book explores the status of contemporary Islamic philosophy and the views of Islamic philosophers in modern-day Iran. It is the first work to examine the philosophical thought of twelve […]
An Introduction to the History of Islamic Philosophy (درآمدی بر تاریخ فلسفۀ اسلامی), in collaboration with other scholars, Tehran, SAMT, 2011. An Introduction to the History of Islamic Philosophy is a concise, multi-volume work authored by several contributors. The project’s conception, scholarly supervision, scientific editing, and authorship of three of its chapters were undertaken […]
An Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy (درآمدی بر تاریخ فلسفه غرب), Qom, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, 2012. This book offers an analytical and critical history of Western philosophy. The first volume, published in 2012, is dedicated to Greek and Roman philosophy. Many existing Persian books on the history of Western […]
Some Features of Shi’I Irfan (Mysticism) (شاخصه های عرفان ناب شیعی), Qom, Bustan-e Ketab, 2012 This work is based on a series of lectures delivered at the High Council of Islamic Philosophy (Majma‘-e ‘Ali-ye Hikmat-e Islami) in Qom, and was later edited and published by Bustan-e-Ketab in 2012. The book outlines the key features […]